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Sucralfate vs Esomeprazole

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

Esomeprazole was dispensed 113.0× as often as Sucralfate in March 2026 — 247,334 items versus 2,189 in England.

2,189items

Sucralfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

247,334items

Esomeprazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sucralfate versus Esomeprazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sucralfate   ·   ╌ Esomeprazole

Esomeprazole 2,189

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sucralfate versus Esomeprazole, March 2026
Measure Sucralfate Esomeprazole
Items, March 2026 2,189 247,334
Items, last 12 months 24,997 2,910,423
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £810,227 £1,209,108

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