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Phenylbutazone vs Methotrexate

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

Methotrexate was dispensed 190,005.0× as often as Phenylbutazone in April 2025 — 190,005 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Phenylbutazone · April 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

190,005items

Methotrexate · April 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Phenylbutazone versus Methotrexate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Phenylbutazone   ·   ╌ Methotrexate

Methotrexate 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2025

Phenylbutazone versus Methotrexate, April 2025
Measure Phenylbutazone Methotrexate
Items, April 2025 1 190,005
Items, last 12 months 57 2,236,642
Net ingredient cost, April 2025 £7 £2,295,534

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