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Filgotinib vs Methotrexate

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

Methotrexate was dispensed 190,005.0× as often as Filgotinib in January 2026 — 190,005 items versus 1 in England.

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Filgotinib · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

190,005items

Methotrexate · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Filgotinib versus Methotrexate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Filgotinib   ·   ╌ Methotrexate

Methotrexate 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2026

Filgotinib versus Methotrexate, January 2026
Measure Filgotinib Methotrexate
Items, January 2026 1 190,005
Items, last 12 months 16 2,236,642
Net ingredient cost, January 2026 £863 £2,295,534

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