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Tetracosactide vs Desmopressin acetate

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

Desmopressin acetate was dispensed 9,501.0× as often as Tetracosactide in May 2026 — 28,503 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Tetracosactide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

28,503items

Desmopressin acetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tetracosactide   ·   ╌ Desmopressin acetate

0 15k 30k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Desmopressin ace… 3 Jan 2021: 3 Feb 2021: 12 Mar 2021: 7 Apr 2021: 6 May 2021: 6 Jun 2021: 13 Jul 2021: 12 Aug 2021: 11 Sep 2021: 10 Oct 2021: 9 Nov 2021: 15 Dec 2021: 11 Jan 2022: 10 Feb 2022: 6 Mar 2022: 9 Apr 2022: 11 May 2022: 8 Jun 2022: 6 Jul 2022: 10 Aug 2022: 16 Sep 2022: 13 Oct 2022: 17 Nov 2022: 12 Dec 2022: 9 Jan 2023: 9 Feb 2023: 18 Mar 2023: 15 Apr 2023: 6 May 2023: 13 Jun 2023: 7 Jul 2023: 14 Aug 2023: 16 Sep 2023: 11 Oct 2023: 4 Nov 2023: 7 Dec 2023: 10 Feb 2024: 3 Mar 2024: 6 Apr 2024: 7 May 2024: 11 Jun 2024: 9 Jul 2024: 6 Aug 2024: 11 Sep 2024: 8 Oct 2024: 7 Nov 2024: 6 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 5 Feb 2025: 6 Mar 2025: 3 Apr 2025: 4 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 8 Aug 2025: 8 Sep 2025: 7 Oct 2025: 8 Nov 2025: 7 Dec 2025: 10 Jan 2026: 4 Feb 2026: 5 Mar 2026: 5 Apr 2026: 1 May 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tetracosactide versus Desmopressin acetate, May 2026
Measure Tetracosactide Desmopressin acetate
Items, May 2026 3 28,503
Items, last 12 months 69 345,442
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £114 £1,258,699

See the full profile for Tetracosactide or Desmopressin acetate.