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Sodium cromoglicate vs Ketotifen fumarate

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

Sodium cromoglicate was dispensed 15.8× as often as Ketotifen fumarate in May 2026 — 60,313 items versus 3,807 in England.

60,313items

Sodium cromoglicate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,807items

Ketotifen fumarate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium cromoglicate versus Ketotifen fumarate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium cromoglicate   ·   ╌ Ketotifen fumarate

0 66k 132k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ketotifen fumara… 60,313 Jan 2021: 42k Feb 2021: 42k Mar 2021: 59k Apr 2021: 76k May 2021: 63k Jun 2021: 132k Jul 2021: 87k Aug 2021: 60k Sep 2021: 53k Oct 2021: 44k Nov 2021: 44k Dec 2021: 42k Jan 2022: 41k Feb 2022: 40k Mar 2022: 56k Apr 2022: 63k May 2022: 76k Jun 2022: 109k Jul 2022: 77k Aug 2022: 60k Sep 2022: 49k Oct 2022: 42k Nov 2022: 41k Dec 2022: 39k Jan 2023: 40k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 51k Apr 2023: 61k May 2023: 76k Jun 2023: 122k Jul 2023: 72k Aug 2023: 57k Sep 2023: 50k Oct 2023: 45k Nov 2023: 42k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 40k Feb 2024: 40k Mar 2024: 46k Apr 2024: 59k May 2024: 71k Jun 2024: 93k Jul 2024: 72k Aug 2024: 56k Sep 2024: 46k Oct 2024: 43k Nov 2024: 39k Dec 2024: 38k Jan 2025: 39k Feb 2025: 36k Mar 2025: 51k Apr 2025: 68k May 2025: 72k Jun 2025: 87k Jul 2025: 68k Aug 2025: 49k Sep 2025: 44k Oct 2025: 41k Nov 2025: 36k Dec 2025: 38k Jan 2026: 37k Feb 2026: 36k Mar 2026: 53k Apr 2026: 60k May 2026: 60k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Sodium cromoglicate versus Ketotifen fumarate, May 2026
Measure Sodium cromoglicate Ketotifen fumarate
Items, May 2026 60,313 3,807
Items, last 12 months 608,554 43,577
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £188,826 £47,824

See the full profile for Sodium cromoglicate or Ketotifen fumarate.