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Carmellose sodium vs Idebenone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Carmellose sodium was dispensed 15,073.5× as often as Idebenone in May 2026 — 30,147 items versus 2 in England.

30,147items

Carmellose sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Idebenone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carmellose sodium versus Idebenone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carmellose sodium   ·   ╌ Idebenone

0 21k 42k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Idebenone 30,147 Jan 2021: 40k Feb 2021: 37k Mar 2021: 42k Apr 2021: 40k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 41k Jul 2021: 41k Aug 2021: 39k Sep 2021: 40k Oct 2021: 38k Nov 2021: 39k Dec 2021: 41k Jan 2022: 38k Feb 2022: 36k Mar 2022: 40k Apr 2022: 37k May 2022: 39k Jun 2022: 38k Jul 2022: 39k Aug 2022: 39k Sep 2022: 38k Oct 2022: 37k Nov 2022: 37k Dec 2022: 37k Jan 2023: 37k Feb 2023: 34k Mar 2023: 38k Apr 2023: 35k May 2023: 37k Jun 2023: 38k Jul 2023: 37k Aug 2023: 37k Sep 2023: 36k Oct 2023: 35k Nov 2023: 36k Dec 2023: 36k Jan 2024: 36k Feb 2024: 34k Mar 2024: 35k Apr 2024: 36k May 2024: 36k Jun 2024: 34k Jul 2024: 37k Aug 2024: 35k Sep 2024: 34k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 34k Dec 2024: 34k Jan 2025: 34k Feb 2025: 30k Mar 2025: 31k Apr 2025: 33k May 2025: 32k Jun 2025: 34k Jul 2025: 35k Aug 2025: 32k Sep 2025: 33k Oct 2025: 33k Nov 2025: 30k Dec 2025: 33k Jan 2026: 32k Feb 2026: 29k Mar 2026: 32k Apr 2026: 31k May 2026: 30k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Carmellose sodium versus Idebenone, May 2026
Measure Carmellose sodium Idebenone
Items, May 2026 30,147 2
Items, last 12 months 383,343 23
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £326,690 £50,912

See the full profile for Carmellose sodium or Idebenone.