Methotrexate vs Glucosamine hydrochloride (Rheumatic)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Methotrexate was dispensed 27,143.6× as often as Glucosamine hydrochloride (Rheumatic) in March 2026 — 190,005 items versus 7 in England.

190,005items

Methotrexate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7items

Glucosamine hydrochloride (Rheumatic) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Methotrexate versus Glucosamine hydrochloride (Rheumatic): national items dispensed by month

▬ Methotrexate · ╌ Glucosamine hydrochloride (Rheumatic)

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Methotrexate versus Glucosamine hydrochloride (Rheumatic), March 2026
Measure	Methotrexate	Glucosamine hydrochloride (Rheumatic)
Items, March 2026	190,005	7
Items, last 12 months	2,236,642	78
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£2,295,534	£115