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Risedronate sodium vs Sodium clodronate

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

Risedronate sodium was dispensed 96.1× as often as Sodium clodronate in May 2026 — 58,429 items versus 608 in England.

58,429items

Risedronate sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

608items

Sodium clodronate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Risedronate sodium versus Sodium clodronate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Risedronate sodium   ·   ╌ Sodium clodronate

0 40k 79k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sodium clodronat… 58,429 Jan 2021: 50k Feb 2021: 47k Mar 2021: 52k Apr 2021: 50k May 2021: 49k Jun 2021: 52k Jul 2021: 52k Aug 2021: 50k Sep 2021: 52k Oct 2021: 50k Nov 2021: 52k Dec 2021: 54k Jan 2022: 51k Feb 2022: 48k Mar 2022: 53k Apr 2022: 50k May 2022: 52k Jun 2022: 51k Jul 2022: 75k Aug 2022: 79k Sep 2022: 69k Oct 2022: 66k Nov 2022: 67k Dec 2022: 68k Jan 2023: 67k Feb 2023: 61k Mar 2023: 69k Apr 2023: 62k May 2023: 66k Jun 2023: 67k Jul 2023: 64k Aug 2023: 66k Sep 2023: 64k Oct 2023: 65k Nov 2023: 65k Dec 2023: 64k Jan 2024: 66k Feb 2024: 61k Mar 2024: 62k Apr 2024: 64k May 2024: 65k Jun 2024: 61k Jul 2024: 66k Aug 2024: 64k Sep 2024: 62k Oct 2024: 66k Nov 2024: 63k Dec 2024: 64k Jan 2025: 64k Feb 2025: 58k Mar 2025: 61k Apr 2025: 61k May 2025: 63k Jun 2025: 61k Jul 2025: 65k Aug 2025: 60k Sep 2025: 62k Oct 2025: 64k Nov 2025: 59k Dec 2025: 66k Jan 2026: 61k Feb 2026: 57k Mar 2026: 62k Apr 2026: 61k May 2026: 58k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Risedronate sodium versus Sodium clodronate, May 2026
Measure Risedronate sodium Sodium clodronate
Items, May 2026 58,429 608
Items, last 12 months 735,585 7,050
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £101,661 £81,713

See the full profile for Risedronate sodium or Sodium clodronate.