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Etidronate disodium vs Ibandronic acid

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated June 2022

Ibandronic acid was dispensed 10,890.0× as often as Etidronate disodium in June 2022 — 10,890 items versus 1 in England.

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Etidronate disodium · June 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

10,890items

Ibandronic acid · June 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Etidronate disodium versus Ibandronic acid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Etidronate disodium   ·   ╌ Ibandronic acid

0 8k 17k May 2021 Dec 2021 May 2022 Jun 2022 Ibandronic acid 1 May 2021: 2 Dec 2021: 1 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2022

Etidronate disodium versus Ibandronic acid, June 2022
Measure Etidronate disodium Ibandronic acid
Items, June 2022 1 10,890
Items, last 12 months 5 145,037
Net ingredient cost, June 2022 £21 £328,036

See the full profile for Etidronate disodium or Ibandronic acid.