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Chloroquine phosphate vs Atovaquone

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

Atovaquone was dispensed 7.9× as often as Chloroquine phosphate in June 2026 — 71 items versus 9 in England.

9items

Chloroquine phosphate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

71items

Atovaquone · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Chloroquine phosphate versus Atovaquone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Chloroquine phosphate   ·   ╌ Atovaquone

0 39.5 79 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Atovaquone 9 Jan 2021: 62 Feb 2021: 65 Mar 2021: 61 Apr 2021: 51 May 2021: 67 Jun 2021: 79 Jul 2021: 66 Aug 2021: 67 Sep 2021: 69 Oct 2021: 61 Nov 2021: 59 Dec 2021: 77 Jan 2022: 63 Feb 2022: 60 Mar 2022: 59 Apr 2022: 47 May 2022: 53 Jun 2022: 52 Jul 2022: 62 Aug 2022: 73 Sep 2022: 57 Oct 2022: 61 Nov 2022: 59 Dec 2022: 60 Jan 2023: 58 Feb 2023: 51 Mar 2023: 63 Apr 2023: 58 May 2023: 54 Jun 2023: 53 Jul 2023: 51 Aug 2023: 54 Sep 2023: 60 Oct 2023: 53 Nov 2023: 64 Dec 2023: 46 Jan 2024: 53 Feb 2024: 56 Mar 2024: 44 Apr 2024: 52 May 2024: 62 Jun 2024: 49 Jul 2024: 46 Aug 2024: 47 Sep 2024: 51 Oct 2024: 52 Nov 2024: 48 Dec 2024: 57 Jan 2025: 54 Feb 2025: 52 Mar 2025: 60 Apr 2025: 59 May 2025: 61 Jun 2025: 56 Jul 2025: 66 Aug 2025: 56 Sep 2025: 55 Oct 2025: 46 Nov 2025: 50 Dec 2025: 39 Jan 2026: 25 Feb 2026: 29 Mar 2026: 20 Apr 2026: 19 May 2026: 17 Jun 2026: 9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Chloroquine phosphate versus Atovaquone, June 2026
Measure Chloroquine phosphate Atovaquone
Items, June 2026 9 71
Items, last 12 months 431 729
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £84 £41,093

See the full profile for Chloroquine phosphate or Atovaquone.