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Etanercept vs Allopurinol

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

Allopurinol was dispensed 309,570.0× as often as Etanercept in May 2026 — 619,140 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Etanercept · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

619,140items

Allopurinol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Etanercept versus Allopurinol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Etanercept   ·   ╌ Allopurinol

0 331k 663k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Jan 2025 May 2026 Allopurinol 2 Jan 2021: 9 Feb 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 11 Apr 2021: 12 May 2021: 6 Jun 2021: 11 Jul 2021: 5 Aug 2021: 4 Sep 2021: 15 Oct 2021: 7 Nov 2021: 7 Dec 2021: 12 Jan 2022: 13 Feb 2022: 13 Mar 2022: 12 Apr 2022: 11 May 2022: 14 Jun 2022: 11 Jul 2022: 6 Aug 2022: 4 Sep 2022: 5 Oct 2022: 2 Nov 2022: 2 Dec 2022: 4 Jan 2023: 6 Feb 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 1 May 2023: 4 Jun 2023: 7 Jul 2023: 4 Aug 2023: 5 Sep 2023: 11 Oct 2023: 4 Nov 2023: 4 Dec 2023: 3 Jan 2024: 5 Feb 2024: 3 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2024: 2 May 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 5 Nov 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 2 May 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 3 Oct 2025: 3 Nov 2025: 2 Dec 2025: 3 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 1 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Etanercept versus Allopurinol, May 2026
Measure Etanercept Allopurinol
Items, May 2026 2 619,140
Items, last 12 months 27 7,536,869
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,371 £618,756

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