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Darbepoetin alfa

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anaemias and haematological disorders
Data updated March 2026

Darbepoetin alfa was ranked 1007th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 469 items, down 2.5% on a year earlier.

469items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£161,594

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

5,643items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Darbepoetin alfa: national items dispensed by month

469

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Darbepoetin alfa, by items this month.

Presentations of Darbepoetin alfa, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Aranesp 30micrograms/0.3ml inj pre-filled syringes 83 £16,868
Aranesp 40micrograms/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes 78 £31,477
Aranesp 20micrograms/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes 71 £8,045
Aranesp SureClick 20micrograms/0.5ml inj pre-filled pens 47 £3,964
Aranesp SureClick 40micrograms/0.4ml inj pre-filled pens 44 £8,573
Aranesp 50micrograms/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes 31 £15,488
Aranesp 60micrograms/0.3ml inj pre-filled syringes 31 £21,405
Aranesp 10micrograms/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes 18 £1,057
Aranesp SureClick 60micrograms/0.3ml inj pre-filled pens 16 £5,197
Aranesp SureClick 100micrograms/0.5ml inj pre-filled pens 13 £4,111
Aranesp 100micrograms/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes 8 £10,277
Aranesp 80micrograms/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes 7 £5,285
Aranesp SureClick 80micrograms/0.4ml inj pre-filled pens 6 £1,527
Aranesp 150micrograms/0.3ml inj pre-filled syringes 4 £7,487
Aranesp 300micrograms/0.6ml inj pre-filled syringes 4 £11,892

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