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Nelarabine vs Mercaptopurine

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

Mercaptopurine was dispensed 3,749.0× as often as Nelarabine in August 2025 — 3,749 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Nelarabine · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,749items

Mercaptopurine · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nelarabine versus Mercaptopurine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nelarabine   ·   ╌ Mercaptopurine

0 3k 6k Jan 2023 Aug 2025 Mercaptopurine 1 Jan 2023: 1 Aug 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2025

Nelarabine versus Mercaptopurine, August 2025
Measure Nelarabine Mercaptopurine
Items, August 2025 1 3,749
Items, last 12 months 2 49,943
Net ingredient cost, August 2025 £222 £111,195

See the full profile for Nelarabine or Mercaptopurine.