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Edoxaban vs Rivaroxaban

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

Rivaroxaban was dispensed 1.3× as often as Edoxaban in May 2026 — 393,214 items versus 293,702 in England.

293,702items

Edoxaban · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

393,214items

Rivaroxaban · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Edoxaban   ·   ╌ Rivaroxaban

0 212k 424k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Rivaroxaban 293,702 Jan 2021: 139k Feb 2021: 133k Mar 2021: 152k Apr 2021: 150k May 2021: 146k Jun 2021: 157k Jul 2021: 160k Aug 2021: 156k Sep 2021: 164k Oct 2021: 160k Nov 2021: 167k Dec 2021: 179k Jan 2022: 169k Feb 2022: 161k Mar 2022: 185k Apr 2022: 180k May 2022: 194k Jun 2022: 197k Jul 2022: 206k Aug 2022: 224k Sep 2022: 232k Oct 2022: 239k Nov 2022: 259k Dec 2022: 275k Jan 2023: 282k Feb 2023: 278k Mar 2023: 345k Apr 2023: 322k May 2023: 353k Jun 2023: 364k Jul 2023: 363k Aug 2023: 381k Sep 2023: 376k Oct 2023: 387k Nov 2023: 395k Dec 2023: 398k Jan 2024: 407k Feb 2024: 385k Mar 2024: 395k Apr 2024: 408k May 2024: 419k Jun 2024: 389k Jul 2024: 424k Aug 2024: 409k Sep 2024: 396k Oct 2024: 417k Nov 2024: 397k Dec 2024: 409k Jan 2025: 407k Feb 2025: 364k Mar 2025: 380k Apr 2025: 377k May 2025: 382k Jun 2025: 360k Jul 2025: 373k Aug 2025: 339k Sep 2025: 348k Oct 2025: 349k Nov 2025: 316k Dec 2025: 345k Jan 2026: 322k Feb 2026: 294k Mar 2026: 316k Apr 2026: 308k May 2026: 294k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Edoxaban versus Rivaroxaban, May 2026
Measure Edoxaban Rivaroxaban
Items, May 2026 293,702 393,214
Items, last 12 months 3,961,552 4,729,105
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £14,546,938 £756,277

See the full profile for Edoxaban or Rivaroxaban.