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Dornase alfa vs Ivacaftor

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

Dornase alfa was dispensed 228.0× as often as Ivacaftor in May 2026 — 228 items versus 1 in England.

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Dornase alfa · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Ivacaftor · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dornase alfa versus Ivacaftor: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dornase alfa   ·   ╌ Ivacaftor

0 322.5 645 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Ivacaftor 228 Jan 2021: 645 Feb 2021: 592 Mar 2021: 617 Apr 2021: 577 May 2021: 561 Jun 2021: 559 Jul 2021: 556 Aug 2021: 497 Sep 2021: 573 Oct 2021: 509 Nov 2021: 520 Dec 2021: 524 Jan 2022: 526 Feb 2022: 465 Mar 2022: 504 Apr 2022: 421 May 2022: 448 Jun 2022: 430 Jul 2022: 427 Aug 2022: 432 Sep 2022: 407 Oct 2022: 417 Nov 2022: 405 Dec 2022: 429 Jan 2023: 402 Feb 2023: 342 Mar 2023: 395 Apr 2023: 329 May 2023: 348 Jun 2023: 371 Jul 2023: 356 Aug 2023: 338 Sep 2023: 330 Oct 2023: 313 Nov 2023: 331 Dec 2023: 321 Feb 2024: 306 Mar 2024: 325 Apr 2024: 308 May 2024: 326 Jun 2024: 289 Jul 2024: 337 Aug 2024: 283 Sep 2024: 288 Oct 2024: 345 Nov 2024: 296 Dec 2024: 324 Jan 2025: 293 Feb 2025: 268 Mar 2025: 271 Apr 2025: 255 May 2025: 302 Jun 2025: 271 Jul 2025: 279 Aug 2025: 247 Sep 2025: 266 Oct 2025: 278 Nov 2025: 234 Dec 2025: 301 Jan 2026: 258 Feb 2026: 223 Mar 2026: 239 Apr 2026: 250 May 2026: 228

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Dornase alfa versus Ivacaftor, May 2026
Measure Dornase alfa Ivacaftor
Items, May 2026 228 1
Items, last 12 months 3,074 27
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £132,977 £14,000

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