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Folic acid vs Filgrastim

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

Folic acid was dispensed 72,706.8× as often as Filgrastim in May 2026 — 654,361 items versus 9 in England.

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Folic acid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Filgrastim · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Folic acid versus Filgrastim: national items dispensed by month

▬ Folic acid   ·   ╌ Filgrastim

0 438k 877k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Filgrastim 654,361 Jan 2021: 677k Feb 2021: 637k Mar 2021: 721k Apr 2021: 702k May 2021: 679k Jun 2021: 730k Jul 2021: 737k Aug 2021: 703k Sep 2021: 716k Oct 2021: 693k Nov 2021: 726k Dec 2021: 756k Jan 2022: 719k Feb 2022: 683k Mar 2022: 774k Apr 2022: 725k May 2022: 763k Jun 2022: 749k Jul 2022: 754k Aug 2022: 776k Sep 2022: 765k Oct 2022: 762k Nov 2022: 783k Dec 2022: 770k Jan 2023: 772k Feb 2023: 722k Mar 2023: 821k Apr 2023: 733k May 2023: 780k Jun 2023: 797k Jul 2023: 776k Aug 2023: 788k Sep 2023: 765k Oct 2023: 774k Nov 2023: 781k Dec 2023: 766k Jan 2024: 785k Feb 2024: 747k Mar 2024: 760k Apr 2024: 785k May 2024: 807k Jun 2024: 761k Jul 2024: 827k Aug 2024: 796k Sep 2024: 780k Oct 2024: 836k Nov 2024: 808k Dec 2024: 822k Jan 2025: 847k Feb 2025: 770k Mar 2025: 815k Apr 2025: 815k May 2025: 846k Jun 2025: 827k Jul 2025: 877k Aug 2025: 802k Sep 2025: 844k Oct 2025: 862k Nov 2025: 764k Dec 2025: 801k Jan 2026: 743k Feb 2026: 667k Mar 2026: 710k Apr 2026: 684k May 2026: 654k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Folic acid versus Filgrastim, May 2026
Measure Folic acid Filgrastim
Items, May 2026 654,361 9
Items, last 12 months 9,233,738 134
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £554,346 £4,613

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