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Pantoprazole vs Rabeprazole sodium

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

Pantoprazole was dispensed 7.2× as often as Rabeprazole sodium in May 2026 — 161,513 items versus 22,571 in England.

161,513items

Pantoprazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

22,571items

Rabeprazole sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Pantoprazole versus Rabeprazole sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Pantoprazole   ·   ╌ Rabeprazole sodium

0 87k 173k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Rabeprazole sodi… 161,513 Jan 2021: 128k Feb 2021: 121k Mar 2021: 136k Apr 2021: 131k May 2021: 126k Jun 2021: 135k Jul 2021: 134k Aug 2021: 130k Sep 2021: 135k Oct 2021: 131k Nov 2021: 136k Dec 2021: 144k Jan 2022: 135k Feb 2022: 126k Mar 2022: 143k Apr 2022: 135k May 2022: 141k Jun 2022: 138k Jul 2022: 139k Aug 2022: 145k Sep 2022: 145k Oct 2022: 144k Nov 2022: 147k Dec 2022: 151k Jan 2023: 148k Feb 2023: 137k Mar 2023: 157k Apr 2023: 140k May 2023: 149k Jun 2023: 150k Jul 2023: 150k Aug 2023: 153k Sep 2023: 149k Oct 2023: 152k Nov 2023: 153k Dec 2023: 153k Jan 2024: 158k Feb 2024: 147k Mar 2024: 150k Apr 2024: 156k May 2024: 159k Jun 2024: 149k Jul 2024: 163k Aug 2024: 157k Sep 2024: 153k Oct 2024: 163k Nov 2024: 156k Dec 2024: 161k Jan 2025: 164k Feb 2025: 147k Mar 2025: 156k Apr 2025: 158k May 2025: 163k Jun 2025: 157k Jul 2025: 169k Aug 2025: 156k Sep 2025: 164k Oct 2025: 169k Nov 2025: 155k Dec 2025: 173k Jan 2026: 165k Feb 2026: 153k Mar 2026: 168k Apr 2026: 164k May 2026: 162k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Pantoprazole versus Rabeprazole sodium, May 2026
Measure Pantoprazole Rabeprazole sodium
Items, May 2026 161,513 22,571
Items, last 12 months 1,953,583 277,612
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £172,766 £114,245

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