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Proguanil hydrochloride vs Mepacrine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated February 2024

Mepacrine hydrochloride was dispensed 61.0× as often as Proguanil hydrochloride in February 2024 — 122 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Proguanil hydrochloride · February 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

122items

Mepacrine hydrochloride · February 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Proguanil hydrochloride versus Mepacrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Proguanil hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Mepacrine hydrochloride

0 117.5 235 Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Mar 2022 Aug 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 Feb 2024 Mepacrine hydroc… 2 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 2 Jul 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 2 Feb 2022: 4 Mar 2022: 5 Apr 2022: 3 May 2022: 3 Jun 2022: 3 Jul 2022: 5 Aug 2022: 5 Sep 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 2 Nov 2022: 3 Dec 2022: 2 Jan 2023: 5 Feb 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 2 Sep 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 2 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 1 Feb 2024: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to February 2024

Proguanil hydrochloride versus Mepacrine hydrochloride, February 2024
Measure Proguanil hydrochloride Mepacrine hydrochloride
Items, February 2024 2 122
Items, last 12 months 21 1,527
Net ingredient cost, February 2024 £19 £40,665

See the full profile for Proguanil hydrochloride or Mepacrine hydrochloride.