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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Tiopronin vs Allopurinol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated February 2024

Allopurinol was dispensed 619,140.0× as often as Tiopronin in February 2024 — 619,140 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Tiopronin · February 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

619,140items

Allopurinol · February 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tiopronin versus Allopurinol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tiopronin   ·   ╌ Allopurinol

0 331k 663k Jan 2021 May 2021 Oct 2021 Mar 2022 Aug 2022 Feb 2024 Allopurinol 1 Jan 2021: 5 Feb 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 5 Apr 2021: 2 May 2021: 6 Jun 2021: 3 Jul 2021: 3 Aug 2021: 4 Oct 2021: 2 Nov 2021: 2 Dec 2021: 4 Feb 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 3 Apr 2022: 3 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 4 Jan 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 1 Feb 2024: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to February 2024

Tiopronin versus Allopurinol, February 2024
Measure Tiopronin Allopurinol
Items, February 2024 1 619,140
Items, last 12 months 26 7,516,006
Net ingredient cost, February 2024 £2,323 £618,756

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