Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy vs Esomeprazole

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Esomeprazole was dispensed 1,134.6× as often as Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in March 2026 — 247,334 items versus 218 in England.

218items

Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

247,334items

Esomeprazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy versus Esomeprazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy · ╌ Esomeprazole

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy versus Esomeprazole, March 2026
Measure	Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy	Esomeprazole
Items, March 2026	218	247,334
Items, last 12 months	1,879	2,910,423
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£8,784	£1,209,108