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Ferrous sulfate vs Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta

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

Ferrous sulfate was dispensed 116,523.0× as often as Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta in March 2026 — 349,569 items versus 3 in England.

349,569items

Ferrous sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3items

Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ferrous sulfate   ·   ╌ Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta

Methoxy polyethy… 349,569

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ferrous sulfate versus Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, March 2026
Measure Ferrous sulfate Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
Items, March 2026 349,569 3
Items, last 12 months 4,004,846 66
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £536,243 £771

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