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Sulindac vs Methotrexate

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

Methotrexate was dispensed 191,061.0× as often as Sulindac in June 2026 — 191,061 items versus 1 in England.

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Sulindac · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Methotrexate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sulindac versus Methotrexate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sulindac   ·   ╌ Methotrexate

0 99k 198k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Oct 2024 Jun 2026 Methotrexate 1 Jan 2021: 114 Feb 2021: 122 Mar 2021: 122 Apr 2021: 116 May 2021: 112 Jun 2021: 113 Jul 2021: 103 Aug 2021: 105 Sep 2021: 111 Oct 2021: 106 Nov 2021: 102 Dec 2021: 103 Jan 2022: 97 Feb 2022: 98 Mar 2022: 121 Apr 2022: 87 May 2022: 113 Jun 2022: 89 Jul 2022: 100 Aug 2022: 94 Sep 2022: 104 Oct 2022: 107 Nov 2022: 103 Dec 2022: 90 Jan 2023: 107 Feb 2023: 88 Mar 2023: 114 Apr 2023: 87 May 2023: 89 Jun 2023: 103 Jul 2023: 91 Aug 2023: 105 Sep 2023: 92 Oct 2023: 83 Nov 2023: 98 Dec 2023: 97 Jan 2024: 84 Feb 2024: 78 Mar 2024: 72 Apr 2024: 42 May 2024: 36 Jun 2024: 26 Jul 2024: 21 Aug 2024: 14 Sep 2024: 15 Oct 2024: 11 Nov 2024: 7 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 4 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 4 Apr 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 5 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 4 Nov 2025: 14 Jan 2026: 4 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 1 Jun 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Sulindac versus Methotrexate, June 2026
Measure Sulindac Methotrexate
Items, June 2026 1 191,061
Items, last 12 months 39 2,244,776
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £15 £2,395,912

See the full profile for Sulindac or Methotrexate.