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Nitisinone vs Zinc acetate

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

Zinc acetate was dispensed 52.0× as often as Nitisinone in June 2023 — 52 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Nitisinone · June 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

52items

Zinc acetate · June 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Nitisinone   ·   ╌ Zinc acetate

0 31.5 63 Jun 2022 Jun 2023 Zinc acetate 1 Jun 2022: 2 Jun 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2023

Nitisinone versus Zinc acetate, June 2023
Measure Nitisinone Zinc acetate
Items, June 2023 1 52
Items, last 12 months 3 504
Net ingredient cost, June 2023 £10,826 £2,983

See the full profile for Nitisinone or Zinc acetate.