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Quinine bisulfate vs Quinine sulfate

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

Quinine sulfate was dispensed 11.9× as often as Quinine bisulfate in May 2026 — 148,717 items versus 12,529 in England.

12,529items

Quinine bisulfate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

148,717items

Quinine sulfate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Quinine bisulfate versus Quinine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Quinine bisulfate   ·   ╌ Quinine sulfate

0 97k 195k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Quinine sulfate 12,529 Jan 2021: 23k Feb 2021: 21k Mar 2021: 23k Apr 2021: 22k May 2021: 21k Jun 2021: 23k Jul 2021: 22k Aug 2021: 21k Oct 2021: 21k Nov 2021: 21k Dec 2021: 21k Jan 2022: 20k Feb 2022: 18k Mar 2022: 20k Apr 2022: 19k May 2022: 19k Jun 2022: 19k Jul 2022: 18k Aug 2022: 18k Sep 2022: 18k Oct 2022: 17k Nov 2022: 18k Dec 2022: 18k Jan 2023: 17k Feb 2023: 16k Mar 2023: 17k Apr 2023: 16k May 2023: 16k Jun 2023: 17k Jul 2023: 16k Aug 2023: 16k Sep 2023: 15k Oct 2023: 15k Nov 2023: 15k Dec 2023: 15k Jan 2024: 16k Feb 2024: 15k Mar 2024: 14k Apr 2024: 15k May 2024: 15k Jun 2024: 14k Jul 2024: 15k Aug 2024: 15k Sep 2024: 14k Oct 2024: 15k Nov 2024: 14k Dec 2024: 14k Jan 2025: 14k Feb 2025: 13k Mar 2025: 13k Apr 2025: 13k May 2025: 14k Jun 2025: 13k Jul 2025: 14k Aug 2025: 13k Sep 2025: 13k Oct 2025: 14k Nov 2025: 12k Dec 2025: 14k Jan 2026: 13k Feb 2026: 12k Mar 2026: 13k Apr 2026: 13k May 2026: 13k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Quinine bisulfate versus Quinine sulfate, May 2026
Measure Quinine bisulfate Quinine sulfate
Items, May 2026 12,529 148,717
Items, last 12 months 154,796 1,859,093
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £42,274 £370,742

See the full profile for Quinine bisulfate or Quinine sulfate.