Famciclovir vs Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Famciclovir was dispensed 6.7× as often as Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir in March 2026 — 546 items versus 82 in England.

546items

Famciclovir · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

82items

Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Famciclovir versus Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Famciclovir · ╌ Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Famciclovir versus Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir, March 2026
Measure	Famciclovir	Nirmatrelvir with Ritonavir
Items, March 2026	546	82
Items, last 12 months	6,448	3,902
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£315,851	£67,978