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Esomeprazole vs Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations

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

Esomeprazole was dispensed 290.2× as often as Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations in May 2026 — 237,099 items versus 817 in England.

237,099items

Esomeprazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

817items

Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Esomeprazole versus Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Esomeprazole   ·   ╌ Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations

0 129k 258k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Other test for h… 237,099 Jan 2021: 202k Feb 2021: 189k Mar 2021: 212k Apr 2021: 204k May 2021: 196k Jun 2021: 209k Jul 2021: 209k Aug 2021: 200k Sep 2021: 211k Oct 2021: 202k Nov 2021: 210k Dec 2021: 223k Jan 2022: 210k Feb 2022: 196k Mar 2022: 222k Apr 2022: 209k May 2022: 220k Jun 2022: 214k Jul 2022: 214k Aug 2022: 221k Sep 2022: 219k Oct 2022: 218k Nov 2022: 223k Dec 2022: 226k Jan 2023: 225k Feb 2023: 205k Mar 2023: 237k May 2023: 227k Jun 2023: 231k Jul 2023: 226k Aug 2023: 230k Sep 2023: 226k Oct 2023: 229k Nov 2023: 230k Dec 2023: 232k Jan 2024: 237k Feb 2024: 223k Mar 2024: 225k Apr 2024: 236k May 2024: 239k Jun 2024: 225k Jul 2024: 244k Aug 2024: 236k Sep 2024: 231k Oct 2024: 245k Nov 2024: 234k Dec 2024: 243k Jan 2025: 247k Feb 2025: 220k Mar 2025: 235k Apr 2025: 236k May 2025: 245k Jun 2025: 236k Jul 2025: 253k Aug 2025: 232k Sep 2025: 247k Oct 2025: 253k Nov 2025: 231k Dec 2025: 258k Jan 2026: 246k Feb 2026: 225k Mar 2026: 247k Apr 2026: 242k May 2026: 237k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Esomeprazole versus Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations, May 2026
Measure Esomeprazole Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations
Items, May 2026 237,099 817
Items, last 12 months 2,908,518 11,207
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,037,804 £17,589

See the full profile for Esomeprazole or Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations.