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Quinine sulfate vs Benznidazole

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

Quinine sulfate was dispensed 148,717.0× as often as Benznidazole in May 2026 — 148,717 items versus 1 in England.

148,717items

Quinine sulfate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Benznidazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Quinine sulfate   ·   ╌ Benznidazole

0 97k 195k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Benznidazole 148,717 Jan 2021: 187k Feb 2021: 174k Mar 2021: 195k Apr 2021: 187k May 2021: 180k Jun 2021: 192k Jul 2021: 193k Aug 2021: 184k Sep 2021: 192k Oct 2021: 182k Nov 2021: 187k Dec 2021: 194k Jan 2022: 181k Feb 2022: 168k Mar 2022: 189k Apr 2022: 178k May 2022: 186k Jun 2022: 180k Jul 2022: 180k Aug 2022: 187k Sep 2022: 183k Oct 2022: 179k Nov 2022: 182k Dec 2022: 181k Jan 2023: 177k Feb 2023: 161k Mar 2023: 182k Apr 2023: 164k May 2023: 174k Jun 2023: 180k Jul 2023: 175k Aug 2023: 180k Sep 2023: 174k Oct 2023: 175k Nov 2023: 174k Dec 2023: 169k Jan 2024: 175k Feb 2024: 164k Mar 2024: 162k Apr 2024: 168k May 2024: 171k Jun 2024: 160k Jul 2024: 175k Aug 2024: 168k Sep 2024: 163k Oct 2024: 171k Nov 2024: 162k Dec 2024: 166k Jan 2025: 166k Feb 2025: 148k Mar 2025: 155k May 2025: 162k Jun 2025: 158k Jul 2025: 168k Aug 2025: 154k Sep 2025: 160k Oct 2025: 163k Nov 2025: 149k Dec 2025: 164k Jan 2026: 154k Feb 2026: 140k Mar 2026: 152k Apr 2026: 148k May 2026: 149k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Quinine sulfate versus Benznidazole, May 2026
Measure Quinine sulfate Benznidazole
Items, May 2026 148,717 1
Items, last 12 months 1,859,093 3
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £370,742 £144

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