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Acebutolol hydrochloride vs Propranolol hydrochloride

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

Propranolol hydrochloride was dispensed 20,702.3× as often as Acebutolol hydrochloride in March 2026 — 724,582 items versus 35 in England.

35items

Acebutolol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

724,582items

Propranolol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Acebutolol hydrochloride versus Propranolol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Acebutolol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Propranolol hydrochloride

Propranolol hydr… 35

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Acebutolol hydrochloride versus Propranolol hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Acebutolol hydrochloride Propranolol hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 35 724,582
Items, last 12 months 431 8,341,100
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £984 £1,773,293

See the full profile for Acebutolol hydrochloride or Propranolol hydrochloride.