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Ferrous fumarate vs Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta

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

Ferrous fumarate was dispensed 157,978.7× as often as Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta in March 2026 — 473,936 items versus 3 in England.

473,936items

Ferrous fumarate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3items

Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ferrous fumarate versus Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ferrous fumarate   ·   ╌ Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta

Methoxy polyethy… 473,936

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ferrous fumarate versus Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, March 2026
Measure Ferrous fumarate Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
Items, March 2026 473,936 3
Items, last 12 months 5,467,268 66
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £792,203 £771

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