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Other individually formulated bought in preparations vs Acetylcysteine

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

Other individually formulated bought in preparations was dispensed 1,121.3× as often as Acetylcysteine in May 2026 — 29,154 items versus 26 in England.

29,154items

Other individually formulated bought in preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

26items

Acetylcysteine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other individually formulated bought in preparations versus Acetylcysteine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other individually formulated bought in preparations   ·   ╌ Acetylcysteine

0 31k 63k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Acetylcysteine 29,154 Jan 2021: 11k Feb 2021: 9k Mar 2021: 14k Apr 2021: 10k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 9k Jul 2021: 15k Aug 2021: 10k Sep 2021: 21k Oct 2021: 19k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 10k Jan 2022: 11k Feb 2022: 11k Mar 2022: 13k Apr 2022: 14k May 2022: 19k Jun 2022: 14k Jul 2022: 32k Aug 2022: 35k Sep 2022: 63k Oct 2022: 48k Nov 2022: 47k Dec 2022: 57k Jan 2023: 53k Feb 2023: 31k Mar 2023: 27k Apr 2023: 36k May 2023: 41k Jun 2023: 48k Jul 2023: 47k Aug 2023: 48k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 33k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 32k Feb 2024: 31k Mar 2024: 38k Apr 2024: 34k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 22k Jul 2024: 24k Aug 2024: 27k Sep 2024: 23k Oct 2024: 26k Nov 2024: 22k Dec 2024: 34k Jan 2025: 19k Feb 2025: 20k Mar 2025: 22k Apr 2025: 21k May 2025: 23k Jun 2025: 23k Jul 2025: 20k Aug 2025: 20k Sep 2025: 20k Oct 2025: 18k Nov 2025: 20k Dec 2025: 23k Jan 2026: 25k Feb 2026: 24k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 27k May 2026: 29k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other individually formulated bought in preparations versus Acetylcysteine, May 2026
Measure Other individually formulated bought in preparations Acetylcysteine
Items, May 2026 29,154 26
Items, last 12 months 273,730 396
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,028,502 £3,759

See the full profile for Other individually formulated bought in preparations or Acetylcysteine.