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Etoricoxib vs Methotrexate

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

Methotrexate was dispensed 4.0× as often as Etoricoxib in March 2026 — 190,005 items versus 47,341 in England.

47,341items

Etoricoxib · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

190,005items

Methotrexate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Etoricoxib versus Methotrexate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Etoricoxib   ·   ╌ Methotrexate

Methotrexate 47,341

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Etoricoxib versus Methotrexate, March 2026
Measure Etoricoxib Methotrexate
Items, March 2026 47,341 190,005
Items, last 12 months 546,911 2,236,642
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £115,316 £2,295,534

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