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Somatropin vs Desmopressin acetate

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

Desmopressin acetate was dispensed 9.4× as often as Somatropin in March 2026 — 29,877 items versus 3,182 in England.

3,182items

Somatropin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

29,877items

Desmopressin acetate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Somatropin   ·   ╌ Desmopressin acetate

Desmopressin ace… 3,182

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Somatropin versus Desmopressin acetate, March 2026
Measure Somatropin Desmopressin acetate
Items, March 2026 3,182 29,877
Items, last 12 months 37,632 344,590
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,795,925 £1,273,789

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