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Raltegravir vs Aciclovir

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

Aciclovir was dispensed 109,300.0× as often as Raltegravir in March 2026 — 109,300 items versus 1 in England.

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Raltegravir · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Aciclovir · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Raltegravir versus Aciclovir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Raltegravir   ·   ╌ Aciclovir

0 56k 112k Jan 2021 Sep 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 Aug 2024 Mar 2026 Aciclovir 1 Jan 2021: 6 Feb 2021: 6 Mar 2021: 9 Apr 2021: 8 May 2021: 8 Jun 2021: 5 Jul 2021: 8 Aug 2021: 15 Sep 2021: 8 Oct 2021: 7 Nov 2021: 7 Dec 2021: 8 Jan 2022: 8 Feb 2022: 7 Mar 2022: 4 Apr 2022: 5 May 2022: 9 Jun 2022: 8 Jul 2022: 8 Aug 2022: 7 Sep 2022: 6 Oct 2022: 6 Nov 2022: 5 Dec 2022: 7 Jan 2023: 6 Feb 2023: 7 Mar 2023: 5 Apr 2023: 3 May 2023: 5 Jun 2023: 8 Jul 2023: 5 Aug 2023: 5 Sep 2023: 5 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 3 Dec 2023: 1 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 2 May 2024: 1 Jun 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 2 Jul 2025: 3 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 2 Oct 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 1 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Raltegravir versus Aciclovir, March 2026
Measure Raltegravir Aciclovir
Items, March 2026 1 109,300
Items, last 12 months 20 1,279,503
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £8 £293,010

See the full profile for Raltegravir or Aciclovir.