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Miglustat vs Zinc acetate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2025

Zinc acetate was dispensed 54.0× as often as Miglustat in May 2025 — 54 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Miglustat · May 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

54items

Zinc acetate · May 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Miglustat versus Zinc acetate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Miglustat   ·   ╌ Zinc acetate

0 31.5 63 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 May 2025 Zinc acetate 1 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 1 Feb 2025: 2 May 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2025

Miglustat versus Zinc acetate, May 2025
Measure Miglustat Zinc acetate
Items, May 2025 1 54
Items, last 12 months 6 537
Net ingredient cost, May 2025 £5,700 £4,623

See the full profile for Miglustat or Zinc acetate.