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Phenprocoumon vs Dabigatran etexilate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated November 2025

Dabigatran etexilate was dispensed 6,238.7× as often as Phenprocoumon in November 2025 — 18,716 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Phenprocoumon · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

18,716items

Dabigatran etexilate · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Phenprocoumon versus Dabigatran etexilate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Phenprocoumon   ·   ╌ Dabigatran etexilate

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Aug 2022 Jun 2023 Jul 2024 Nov 2025 Dabigatran etexi… 3 Jan 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 1 Apr 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Feb 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 3 May 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 1 Feb 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to November 2025

Phenprocoumon versus Dabigatran etexilate, November 2025
Measure Phenprocoumon Dabigatran etexilate
Items, November 2025 3 18,716
Items, last 12 months 16 239,260
Net ingredient cost, November 2025 £1,328 £131,307

See the full profile for Phenprocoumon or Dabigatran etexilate.