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Sodium clodronate vs Denosumab

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

Denosumab was dispensed 17.7× as often as Sodium clodronate in May 2026 — 10,788 items versus 608 in England.

608items

Sodium clodronate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

10,788items

Denosumab · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sodium clodronate   ·   ╌ Denosumab

0 5k 11k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Denosumab 608 Jan 2021: 757 Feb 2021: 637 Mar 2021: 732 Apr 2021: 719 May 2021: 655 Jun 2021: 692 Jul 2021: 713 Aug 2021: 677 Sep 2021: 682 Oct 2021: 653 Nov 2021: 679 Dec 2021: 673 Jan 2022: 659 Feb 2022: 581 Mar 2022: 669 Apr 2022: 633 May 2022: 647 Jun 2022: 584 Jul 2022: 626 Aug 2022: 597 Sep 2022: 607 Oct 2022: 625 Nov 2022: 606 Dec 2022: 594 Jan 2023: 622 Feb 2023: 554 Mar 2023: 577 Apr 2023: 570 May 2023: 560 Jun 2023: 625 Jul 2023: 572 Aug 2023: 594 Sep 2023: 553 Oct 2023: 603 Nov 2023: 567 Dec 2023: 605 Jan 2024: 579 Feb 2024: 565 Mar 2024: 541 Apr 2024: 571 May 2024: 609 Jun 2024: 536 Jul 2024: 614 Aug 2024: 586 Sep 2024: 544 Oct 2024: 578 Nov 2024: 546 Dec 2024: 568 Jan 2025: 581 Feb 2025: 534 Mar 2025: 566 Apr 2025: 547 May 2025: 604 Jun 2025: 577 Jul 2025: 614 Aug 2025: 544 Sep 2025: 581 Oct 2025: 611 Nov 2025: 558 Dec 2025: 632 Jan 2026: 609 Feb 2026: 537 Mar 2026: 605 Apr 2026: 574 May 2026: 608

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Sodium clodronate versus Denosumab, May 2026
Measure Sodium clodronate Denosumab
Items, May 2026 608 10,788
Items, last 12 months 7,050 122,862
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £81,713 £1,911,627

See the full profile for Sodium clodronate or Denosumab.