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Enoxaparin vs Dabigatran etexilate

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

Dabigatran etexilate was dispensed 1.7× as often as Enoxaparin in May 2026 — 18,716 items versus 11,001 in England.

11,001items

Enoxaparin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

18,716items

Dabigatran etexilate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Enoxaparin   ·   ╌ Dabigatran etexilate

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Dabigatran etexi… 11,001 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 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 May 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Enoxaparin versus Dabigatran etexilate, May 2026
Measure Enoxaparin Dabigatran etexilate
Items, May 2026 11,001 18,716
Items, last 12 months 129,239 239,260
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,156,265 £131,307

See the full profile for Enoxaparin or Dabigatran etexilate.