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Ferrous fumarate vs Roxadustat

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

Ferrous fumarate was dispensed 20,863.1× as often as Roxadustat in May 2026 — 458,989 items versus 22 in England.

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Ferrous fumarate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Roxadustat · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ferrous fumarate versus Roxadustat: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ferrous fumarate   ·   ╌ Roxadustat

0 239k 479k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Roxadustat 458,989 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 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 May 2026: 459k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ferrous fumarate versus Roxadustat, May 2026
Measure Ferrous fumarate Roxadustat
Items, May 2026 458,989 22
Items, last 12 months 5,504,780 309
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £752,077 £6,685

See the full profile for Ferrous fumarate or Roxadustat.