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Enoxaparin vs Dabigatran etexilate

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

Dabigatran etexilate was dispensed 1.8× as often as Enoxaparin in April 2026 — 19,298 items versus 10,988 in England.

10,988items

Enoxaparin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

19,298items

Dabigatran etexilate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Enoxaparin versus Dabigatran etexilate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Enoxaparin   ·   ╌ Dabigatran etexilate

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Dabigatran etexi… 10,988 Jan 2021: 11k Feb 2021: 10k Mar 2021: 11k Apr 2021: 11k May 2021: 11k Jun 2021: 12k Jul 2021: 12k Aug 2021: 11k Sep 2021: 11k Oct 2021: 11k Nov 2021: 11k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 12k Feb 2022: 11k Mar 2022: 12k Apr 2022: 11k May 2022: 12k Jun 2022: 11k Jul 2022: 11k Aug 2022: 12k Sep 2022: 11k Oct 2022: 11k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 10k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 10k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 10k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 10k Jul 2024: 11k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 10k Oct 2024: 11k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 10k Jan 2025: 11k Feb 2025: 10k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 10k May 2025: 11k Jun 2025: 11k Jul 2025: 11k Aug 2025: 10k Sep 2025: 11k Oct 2025: 11k Nov 2025: 10k Dec 2025: 11k Jan 2026: 11k Feb 2026: 10k Mar 2026: 11k Apr 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Enoxaparin versus Dabigatran etexilate, April 2026
Measure Enoxaparin Dabigatran etexilate
Items, April 2026 10,988 19,298
Items, last 12 months 129,357 241,800
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,177,642 £134,108

See the full profile for Enoxaparin or Dabigatran etexilate.