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Praziquantel vs Ivermectin

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

Ivermectin was dispensed 1,062.1× as often as Praziquantel in May 2026 — 9,559 items versus 9 in England.

9items

Praziquantel · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

9,559items

Ivermectin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Praziquantel versus Ivermectin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Praziquantel   ·   ╌ Ivermectin

0 6k 12k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ivermectin 9 Jan 2021: 3 Feb 2021: 5 Mar 2021: 11 Apr 2021: 8 May 2021: 9 Jun 2021: 3 Jul 2021: 7 Aug 2021: 7 Sep 2021: 7 Oct 2021: 3 Nov 2021: 7 Dec 2021: 7 Jan 2022: 5 Feb 2022: 5 Mar 2022: 4 Apr 2022: 4 May 2022: 14 Jun 2022: 8 Jul 2022: 10 Aug 2022: 5 Sep 2022: 7 Oct 2022: 5 Nov 2022: 8 Dec 2022: 6 Jan 2023: 9 Feb 2023: 3 Mar 2023: 4 Apr 2023: 4 May 2023: 7 Jun 2023: 10 Jul 2023: 3 Aug 2023: 6 Sep 2023: 7 Oct 2023: 10 Nov 2023: 13 Dec 2023: 9 Jan 2024: 14 Feb 2024: 9 Mar 2024: 3 Apr 2024: 6 May 2024: 7 Jun 2024: 6 Jul 2024: 5 Aug 2024: 10 Sep 2024: 10 Oct 2024: 5 Nov 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 5 Mar 2025: 5 Apr 2025: 1 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 4 Jul 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 4 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 6 Nov 2025: 2 Dec 2025: 7 Jan 2026: 7 Feb 2026: 3 Mar 2026: 5 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Praziquantel versus Ivermectin, May 2026
Measure Praziquantel Ivermectin
Items, May 2026 9 9,559
Items, last 12 months 53 109,184
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,539 £1,893,158

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