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Somapacitan vs Desmopressin acetate

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

Desmopressin acetate was dispensed 14,938.0× as often as Somapacitan in June 2026 — 29,876 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Somapacitan · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

29,876items

Desmopressin acetate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Somapacitan versus Desmopressin acetate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Somapacitan   ·   ╌ Desmopressin acetate

0 15k 30k Dec 2025 Jan 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 Desmopressin ace… 2 Dec 2025: 1 Jan 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 1 May 2026: 1 Jun 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Somapacitan versus Desmopressin acetate, June 2026
Measure Somapacitan Desmopressin acetate
Items, June 2026 2 29,876
Items, last 12 months 7 346,775
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £1,713 £1,295,338

See the full profile for Somapacitan or Desmopressin acetate.