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Pramipexole vs Rasagiline mesilate

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

Pramipexole was dispensed 3.1× as often as Rasagiline mesilate in May 2026 — 47,512 items versus 15,188 in England.

47,512items

Pramipexole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

15,188items

Rasagiline mesilate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Pramipexole versus Rasagiline mesilate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Pramipexole   ·   ╌ Rasagiline mesilate

0 27k 53k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Rasagiline mesil… 47,512 Jan 2021: 40k Feb 2021: 38k Mar 2021: 42k Apr 2021: 41k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 42k Jul 2021: 42k Aug 2021: 41k Sep 2021: 43k Oct 2021: 41k Nov 2021: 42k Dec 2021: 44k Jan 2022: 42k Feb 2022: 39k Mar 2022: 44k Apr 2022: 41k May 2022: 43k Jun 2022: 42k Jul 2022: 42k Aug 2022: 44k Sep 2022: 43k Oct 2022: 43k Nov 2022: 44k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 44k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 42k May 2023: 45k Jun 2023: 46k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 47k Sep 2023: 47k Oct 2023: 47k Nov 2023: 48k Dec 2023: 47k Jan 2024: 48k Feb 2024: 46k Mar 2024: 46k Apr 2024: 48k May 2024: 50k Jun 2024: 46k Jul 2024: 51k Aug 2024: 50k Sep 2024: 48k Oct 2024: 51k Nov 2024: 49k Dec 2024: 51k Jan 2025: 52k Feb 2025: 46k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 49k May 2025: 50k Jun 2025: 49k Jul 2025: 53k Aug 2025: 48k Sep 2025: 50k Oct 2025: 52k Nov 2025: 48k Dec 2025: 53k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 46k Mar 2026: 50k Apr 2026: 49k May 2026: 48k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Pramipexole versus Rasagiline mesilate, May 2026
Measure Pramipexole Rasagiline mesilate
Items, May 2026 47,512 15,188
Items, last 12 months 593,945 188,114
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £621,874 £39,698

See the full profile for Pramipexole or Rasagiline mesilate.