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Teriparatide vs Denosumab

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

Denosumab was dispensed 1,798.0× as often as Teriparatide in May 2026 — 10,788 items versus 6 in England.

6items

Teriparatide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

10,788items

Denosumab · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Teriparatide versus Denosumab: national items dispensed by month

▬ Teriparatide   ·   ╌ Denosumab

0 5k 11k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Denosumab 6 Jan 2021: 47 Feb 2021: 28 Mar 2021: 37 Apr 2021: 31 May 2021: 25 Jun 2021: 34 Jul 2021: 22 Aug 2021: 18 Sep 2021: 18 Oct 2021: 14 Nov 2021: 17 Dec 2021: 17 Jan 2022: 12 Feb 2022: 15 Mar 2022: 19 Apr 2022: 8 May 2022: 14 Jun 2022: 11 Jul 2022: 16 Aug 2022: 16 Sep 2022: 12 Oct 2022: 14 Nov 2022: 12 Dec 2022: 7 Jan 2023: 13 Feb 2023: 11 Mar 2023: 16 Apr 2023: 11 May 2023: 11 Jun 2023: 5 Jul 2023: 10 Aug 2023: 9 Sep 2023: 4 Oct 2023: 11 Nov 2023: 10 Dec 2023: 2 Feb 2024: 8 Mar 2024: 7 Apr 2024: 6 May 2024: 8 Jun 2024: 10 Jul 2024: 4 Aug 2024: 6 Sep 2024: 6 Oct 2024: 5 Nov 2024: 6 Dec 2024: 5 Jan 2025: 6 Feb 2025: 6 Mar 2025: 3 Apr 2025: 2 May 2025: 4 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 6 Aug 2025: 5 Sep 2025: 9 Oct 2025: 3 Nov 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 5 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 4 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 6

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Teriparatide versus Denosumab, May 2026
Measure Teriparatide Denosumab
Items, May 2026 6 10,788
Items, last 12 months 51 122,862
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,954 £1,911,627

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