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Hydroxychloroquine sulfate vs Abatacept

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

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate was dispensed 107,136.0× as often as Abatacept in May 2026 — 107,136 items versus 1 in England.

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Hydroxychloroquine sulfate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Abatacept · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hydroxychloroquine sulfate versus Abatacept: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hydroxychloroquine sulfate   ·   ╌ Abatacept

0 58k 115k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Abatacept 107,136 Jan 2021: 100k Feb 2021: 93k Mar 2021: 105k Apr 2021: 102k May 2021: 97k Jun 2021: 104k Jul 2021: 104k Aug 2021: 99k Sep 2021: 103k Oct 2021: 99k Nov 2021: 103k Dec 2021: 108k Jan 2022: 101k Feb 2022: 94k Mar 2022: 106k Apr 2022: 100k May 2022: 105k Jun 2022: 102k Jul 2022: 102k Aug 2022: 104k Sep 2022: 103k Oct 2022: 102k Nov 2022: 103k Dec 2022: 105k Jan 2023: 103k Feb 2023: 95k Mar 2023: 107k Apr 2023: 98k May 2023: 102k Jun 2023: 106k Jul 2023: 105k Aug 2023: 105k Sep 2023: 103k Oct 2023: 105k Nov 2023: 106k Dec 2023: 106k Jan 2024: 107k Feb 2024: 101k Mar 2024: 103k Apr 2024: 107k May 2024: 109k Jun 2024: 102k Jul 2024: 111k Aug 2024: 106k Sep 2024: 104k Oct 2024: 110k Nov 2024: 106k Dec 2024: 109k Jan 2025: 111k Feb 2025: 99k Mar 2025: 105k Apr 2025: 106k May 2025: 110k Jun 2025: 107k Jul 2025: 114k Aug 2025: 105k Sep 2025: 110k Oct 2025: 113k Dec 2025: 115k Jan 2026: 110k Feb 2026: 100k Mar 2026: 110k Apr 2026: 110k May 2026: 107k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hydroxychloroquine sulfate versus Abatacept, May 2026
Measure Hydroxychloroquine sulfate Abatacept
Items, May 2026 107,136 1
Items, last 12 months 1,311,368 16
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £426,654 £302

See the full profile for Hydroxychloroquine sulfate or Abatacept.