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Ferrous fumarate vs Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta

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

Ferrous fumarate was dispensed 77,992.5× as often as Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta in April 2026 — 467,955 items versus 6 in England.

467,955items

Ferrous fumarate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta · April 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

0 239k 479k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Methoxy polyethy… 467,955 Jan 2021: 370k Feb 2021: 350k Mar 2021: 395k Apr 2021: 384k May 2021: 372k Jun 2021: 402k Jul 2021: 403k Aug 2021: 384k Sep 2021: 393k Oct 2021: 375k Nov 2021: 391k Dec 2021: 402k Jan 2022: 385k Feb 2022: 364k Mar 2022: 413k Apr 2022: 385k May 2022: 407k Jun 2022: 399k Jul 2022: 401k Aug 2022: 408k Sep 2022: 404k Oct 2022: 398k Nov 2022: 411k Dec 2022: 401k Jan 2023: 407k Feb 2023: 377k Mar 2023: 434k Apr 2023: 388k May 2023: 421k Jun 2023: 434k Jul 2023: 426k Aug 2023: 431k Sep 2023: 424k Oct 2023: 428k Nov 2023: 432k Dec 2023: 421k Jan 2024: 435k Feb 2024: 414k Mar 2024: 423k Apr 2024: 437k May 2024: 450k Jun 2024: 427k Jul 2024: 463k Aug 2024: 442k Sep 2024: 432k Oct 2024: 457k Nov 2024: 436k Dec 2024: 438k Jan 2025: 451k Feb 2025: 407k Mar 2025: 434k Apr 2025: 435k May 2025: 455k Jun 2025: 449k Jul 2025: 479k Aug 2025: 436k Sep 2025: 462k Oct 2025: 473k Nov 2025: 438k Dec 2025: 474k Jan 2026: 460k Feb 2026: 433k Mar 2026: 474k Apr 2026: 468k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Ferrous fumarate versus Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, April 2026
Measure Ferrous fumarate Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
Items, April 2026 467,955 6
Items, last 12 months 5,500,467 64
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £817,258 £580

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