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Somatropin vs Tetracosactide

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

Somatropin was dispensed 636.4× as often as Tetracosactide in March 2026 — 3,182 items versus 5 in England.

3,182items

Somatropin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

5items

Tetracosactide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Somatropin versus Tetracosactide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Somatropin   ·   ╌ Tetracosactide

Tetracosactide 3,182

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Somatropin versus Tetracosactide, March 2026
Measure Somatropin Tetracosactide
Items, March 2026 3,182 5
Items, last 12 months 37,632 71
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,795,925 £342

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