Febuxostat

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout

Data updated March 2026

Febuxostat was ranked 406th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 19,643 items, up 11.4% on a year earlier.

19,643items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£104,382

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

227,086items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Febuxostat: 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 Febuxostat, by items this month.

Presentations of Febuxostat, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Febuxostat 80mg tablets	16,384	£76,972
Febuxostat 120mg tablets	2,910	£17,802
Adenuric 80mg tablets	316	£8,727
Adenuric 120mg tablets	32	£847
Elstabya 80mg tablets	1	£34

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