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Ranitidine hydrochloride vs Pantoprazole

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

Pantoprazole was dispensed 161,513.0× as often as Ranitidine hydrochloride in April 2026 — 161,513 items versus 1 in England.

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Ranitidine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

161,513items

Pantoprazole · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ranitidine hydrochloride versus Pantoprazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ranitidine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pantoprazole

0 87k 173k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Pantoprazole 1 Jan 2021: 6k Feb 2021: 4k Mar 2021: 5k Apr 2021: 3k May 2021: 3k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 815 Nov 2021: 696 Dec 2021: 572 Jan 2022: 501 Feb 2022: 393 Mar 2022: 645 Apr 2022: 358 May 2022: 340 Jun 2022: 422 Jul 2022: 205 Aug 2022: 159 Sep 2022: 142 Oct 2022: 133 Nov 2022: 120 Dec 2022: 170 Jan 2023: 102 Feb 2023: 115 Mar 2023: 37 Apr 2023: 74 May 2023: 69 Jun 2023: 61 Jul 2023: 69 Aug 2023: 72 Sep 2023: 168 Oct 2023: 104 Nov 2023: 45 Dec 2023: 68 Jan 2024: 90 Feb 2024: 29 Mar 2024: 89 Apr 2024: 23 May 2024: 8 Jun 2024: 11 Jul 2024: 6 Aug 2024: 8 Sep 2024: 10 Oct 2024: 7 Nov 2024: 9 Dec 2024: 21 Jan 2025: 16 Feb 2025: 14 Mar 2025: 23 Apr 2025: 8 May 2025: 16 Jun 2025: 6 Jul 2025: 4 Aug 2025: 7 Sep 2025: 9 Oct 2025: 9 Nov 2025: 2 Dec 2025: 5 Jan 2026: 6 Feb 2026: 6 Mar 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Ranitidine hydrochloride versus Pantoprazole, April 2026
Measure Ranitidine hydrochloride Pantoprazole
Items, April 2026 1 161,513
Items, last 12 months 72 1,953,583
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1 £172,766

See the full profile for Ranitidine hydrochloride or Pantoprazole.