Alendronic acid

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs affecting bone metabolism

Data updated March 2026

Alendronic acid was ranked 55th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 421,456 items, up 1.8% on a year earlier.

421,456items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£657,260

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

5,047,615items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Alendronic acid: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Alendronic acid, by items this month.

Presentations of Alendronic acid, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Alendronic acid 70mg tablets	412,377	£529,863
Binosto 70mg effervescent tablets	8,270	£109,748
Alendronic acid 70mg/100ml soln unit dose sugar free	398	£9,291
Fosamax Once Weekly 70mg tablets	242	£7,068
Alendronic acid 10mg tablets	169	£1,291

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