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Ursodeoxycholic acid vs Pancreatin

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

Pancreatin was dispensed 1.8× as often as Ursodeoxycholic acid in May 2026 — 64,381 items versus 36,502 in England.

36,502items

Ursodeoxycholic acid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

64,381items

Pancreatin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ursodeoxycholic acid versus Pancreatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ursodeoxycholic acid   ·   ╌ Pancreatin

0 35k 69k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Pancreatin 36,502 Jan 2021: 28k Feb 2021: 27k Mar 2021: 30k Apr 2021: 29k May 2021: 28k Jun 2021: 29k Jul 2021: 29k Aug 2021: 28k Sep 2021: 29k Oct 2021: 28k Nov 2021: 29k Dec 2021: 31k Jan 2022: 29k Feb 2022: 27k Mar 2022: 31k Apr 2022: 29k May 2022: 30k Jun 2022: 29k Jul 2022: 29k Aug 2022: 31k Sep 2022: 30k Oct 2022: 30k Nov 2022: 31k Dec 2022: 31k Jan 2023: 31k Feb 2023: 28k Mar 2023: 32k Apr 2023: 29k May 2023: 31k Jun 2023: 32k Jul 2023: 31k Aug 2023: 32k Sep 2023: 32k Oct 2023: 32k Nov 2023: 32k Dec 2023: 32k Jan 2024: 33k Feb 2024: 31k Mar 2024: 32k Apr 2024: 33k May 2024: 34k Jun 2024: 32k Jul 2024: 35k Aug 2024: 34k Sep 2024: 33k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 34k Dec 2024: 35k Jan 2025: 35k Feb 2025: 32k Mar 2025: 34k Apr 2025: 34k May 2025: 36k Jun 2025: 35k Jul 2025: 38k Aug 2025: 34k Sep 2025: 36k Oct 2025: 38k Nov 2025: 35k Dec 2025: 39k Jan 2026: 37k Feb 2026: 34k Mar 2026: 38k Apr 2026: 37k May 2026: 37k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ursodeoxycholic acid versus Pancreatin, May 2026
Measure Ursodeoxycholic acid Pancreatin
Items, May 2026 36,502 64,381
Items, last 12 months 437,277 787,706
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,613,565 £6,437,833

See the full profile for Ursodeoxycholic acid or Pancreatin.