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Nizatidine vs Lansoprazole

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Lansoprazole was dispensed 285.3× as often as Nizatidine in May 2026 — 3,096,538 items versus 10,852 in England.

10,852items

Nizatidine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,096,538items

Lansoprazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nizatidine versus Lansoprazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nizatidine   ·   ╌ Lansoprazole

0 1.7m 3.3m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lansoprazole 10,852 Jan 2021: 8k Feb 2021: 5k Mar 2021: 6k Apr 2021: 7k May 2021: 7k Jun 2021: 9k Jul 2021: 9k Aug 2021: 9k Sep 2021: 9k Oct 2021: 9k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 11k Jan 2022: 10k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 10k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 10k Jun 2022: 10k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 10k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 11k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 11k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 11k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 12k Dec 2023: 12k Jan 2024: 12k Feb 2024: 11k Mar 2024: 11k Apr 2024: 12k May 2024: 12k Jun 2024: 11k Jul 2024: 12k Aug 2024: 12k Sep 2024: 12k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 12k Dec 2024: 12k Jan 2025: 12k Feb 2025: 11k Mar 2025: 12k Apr 2025: 12k May 2025: 12k Jun 2025: 12k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 12k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 11k Dec 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 12k Feb 2026: 11k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 11k May 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Nizatidine versus Lansoprazole, May 2026
Measure Nizatidine Lansoprazole
Items, May 2026 10,852 3,096,538
Items, last 12 months 138,309 37,897,289
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,127,204 £3,644,850

See the full profile for Nizatidine or Lansoprazole.