Famotidine vs Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Famotidine was dispensed 1,956.2× as often as Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in March 2026 — 426,443 items versus 218 in England.

426,443items

Famotidine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

218items

Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Famotidine versus Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy: national items dispensed by month

▬ Famotidine · ╌ Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Famotidine versus Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy, March 2026
Measure	Famotidine	Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy
Items, March 2026	426,443	218
Items, last 12 months	4,519,241	1,879
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£1,375,937	£8,784