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Edoxaban vs Acenocoumarol

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

Edoxaban was dispensed 287.4× as often as Acenocoumarol in March 2026 — 315,566 items versus 1,098 in England.

315,566items

Edoxaban · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,098items

Acenocoumarol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Edoxaban versus Acenocoumarol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Edoxaban   ·   ╌ Acenocoumarol

Acenocoumarol 315,566

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Edoxaban versus Acenocoumarol, March 2026
Measure Edoxaban Acenocoumarol
Items, March 2026 315,566 1,098
Items, last 12 months 4,118,877 13,526
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £15,638,224 £6,842

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