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Zinc acetate vs Sapropterin

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

Zinc acetate was dispensed 52.0× as often as Sapropterin in April 2026 — 52 items versus 1 in England.

52items

Zinc acetate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Sapropterin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Zinc acetate versus Sapropterin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Zinc acetate   ·   ╌ Sapropterin

0 31.5 63 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 Sapropterin 52 Jan 2021: 54 Mar 2021: 51 Apr 2021: 46 May 2021: 48 Jun 2021: 45 Jul 2021: 51 Aug 2021: 34 Sep 2021: 41 Oct 2021: 43 Nov 2021: 46 Dec 2021: 27 Jan 2022: 33 Feb 2022: 32 Mar 2022: 41 Apr 2022: 29 May 2022: 37 Jun 2022: 42 Jul 2022: 36 Aug 2022: 44 Sep 2022: 36 Oct 2022: 38 Nov 2022: 34 Dec 2022: 37 Jan 2023: 31 Feb 2023: 31 Mar 2023: 42 Apr 2023: 35 May 2023: 30 Jun 2023: 48 Jul 2023: 41 Aug 2023: 35 Sep 2023: 41 Oct 2023: 41 Nov 2023: 35 Dec 2023: 39 Jan 2024: 31 Feb 2024: 39 Mar 2024: 31 Apr 2024: 29 May 2024: 39 Jun 2024: 37 Jul 2024: 32 Aug 2024: 37 Sep 2024: 32 Oct 2024: 36 Nov 2024: 25 Dec 2024: 22 Jan 2025: 33 Feb 2025: 38 Mar 2025: 34 Apr 2025: 39 May 2025: 36 Jun 2025: 30 Jul 2025: 31 Aug 2025: 31 Sep 2025: 48 Oct 2025: 38 Nov 2025: 39 Dec 2025: 45 Jan 2026: 63 Feb 2026: 37 Mar 2026: 54 Apr 2026: 52

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Zinc acetate versus Sapropterin, April 2026
Measure Zinc acetate Sapropterin
Items, April 2026 52 1
Items, last 12 months 504 6
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £2,983 £538

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