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Entecavir vs Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir

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

Entecavir was dispensed 34.9× as often as Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir in May 2026 — 279 items versus 8 in England.

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Entecavir · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Entecavir versus Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Entecavir   ·   ╌ Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir

0 150 300 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Glecaprevir/pibr… 279 Jan 2021: 117 Feb 2021: 130 Mar 2021: 132 Apr 2021: 148 May 2021: 144 Jun 2021: 136 Jul 2021: 133 Aug 2021: 133 Sep 2021: 153 Oct 2021: 152 Nov 2021: 157 Dec 2021: 149 Jan 2022: 158 Feb 2022: 148 Mar 2022: 170 Apr 2022: 161 May 2022: 172 Jun 2022: 167 Jul 2022: 159 Aug 2022: 161 Sep 2022: 183 Oct 2022: 169 Nov 2022: 186 Dec 2022: 172 Jan 2023: 214 Feb 2023: 197 Mar 2023: 200 Apr 2023: 165 May 2023: 193 Jun 2023: 242 Jul 2023: 217 Aug 2023: 214 Sep 2023: 233 Oct 2023: 214 Nov 2023: 244 Dec 2023: 246 Jan 2024: 215 Feb 2024: 169 Mar 2024: 184 Apr 2024: 168 May 2024: 206 Jun 2024: 199 Jul 2024: 236 Aug 2024: 229 Sep 2024: 226 Oct 2024: 217 Nov 2024: 231 Dec 2024: 251 Jan 2025: 248 Feb 2025: 237 Mar 2025: 259 Apr 2025: 230 May 2025: 286 Jun 2025: 268 Jul 2025: 286 Aug 2025: 254 Sep 2025: 278 Oct 2025: 284 Nov 2025: 281 Dec 2025: 280 Jan 2026: 300 Feb 2026: 252 Mar 2026: 282 Apr 2026: 281 May 2026: 279

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Entecavir versus Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir, May 2026
Measure Entecavir Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir
Items, May 2026 279 8
Items, last 12 months 3,325 14
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £138,668 £25,987

See the full profile for Entecavir or Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir.