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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Tocilizumab vs Allopurinol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated July 2025

Allopurinol was dispensed 619,140.0× as often as Tocilizumab in July 2025 — 619,140 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Tocilizumab · July 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

619,140items

Allopurinol · July 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tocilizumab   ·   ╌ Allopurinol

0 331k 663k Jan 2021 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Aug 2024 Dec 2024 Jul 2025 Allopurinol 1 Jan 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Sep 2022: 1 Apr 2023: 3 Aug 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 1 Feb 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to July 2025

Tocilizumab versus Allopurinol, July 2025
Measure Tocilizumab Allopurinol
Items, July 2025 1 619,140
Items, last 12 months 14 7,516,006
Net ingredient cost, July 2025 £228 £618,756

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