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Nitisinone vs Mercaptamine

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated June 2023

Mercaptamine was dispensed 8.0× as often as Nitisinone in June 2023 — 8 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Nitisinone · June 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

8items

Mercaptamine · June 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nitisinone versus Mercaptamine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nitisinone   ·   ╌ Mercaptamine

Mercaptamine 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2023

Nitisinone versus Mercaptamine, June 2023
Measure Nitisinone Mercaptamine
Items, June 2023 1 8
Items, last 12 months 3 102
Net ingredient cost, June 2023 £10,826 £1,536

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