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Acebutolol hydrochloride vs Propranolol hydrochloride

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

Propranolol hydrochloride was dispensed 17,268.1× as often as Acebutolol hydrochloride in May 2026 — 690,723 items versus 40 in England.

40items

Acebutolol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

690,723items

Propranolol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Acebutolol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Propranolol hydrochloride

0 368k 736k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Propranolol hydr… 40 Jan 2021: 620 Feb 2021: 585 Mar 2021: 650 Apr 2021: 617 May 2021: 593 Jun 2021: 613 Jul 2021: 634 Aug 2021: 588 Sep 2021: 603 Oct 2021: 580 Nov 2021: 549 Dec 2021: 573 Jan 2022: 465 Feb 2022: 426 Mar 2022: 465 Apr 2022: 424 May 2022: 438 Jun 2022: 429 Jul 2022: 358 Aug 2022: 378 Sep 2022: 350 Oct 2022: 287 Nov 2022: 271 Dec 2022: 212 Jan 2023: 136 Feb 2023: 125 Mar 2023: 131 Apr 2023: 111 May 2023: 122 Jun 2023: 109 Jul 2023: 116 Aug 2023: 114 Sep 2023: 93 Oct 2023: 99 Nov 2023: 89 Dec 2023: 84 Jan 2024: 65 Feb 2024: 52 Mar 2024: 60 Apr 2024: 57 May 2024: 54 Jun 2024: 47 Jul 2024: 54 Aug 2024: 43 Sep 2024: 40 Oct 2024: 40 Nov 2024: 32 Dec 2024: 40 Jan 2025: 36 Feb 2025: 38 Mar 2025: 39 Apr 2025: 36 May 2025: 28 Jun 2025: 40 Jul 2025: 41 Aug 2025: 33 Sep 2025: 48 Oct 2025: 39 Dec 2025: 34 Jan 2026: 31 Feb 2026: 30 Mar 2026: 35 Apr 2026: 36 May 2026: 40

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Acebutolol hydrochloride versus Propranolol hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Acebutolol hydrochloride Propranolol hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 40 690,723
Items, last 12 months 435 8,416,902
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,027 £1,946,611

See the full profile for Acebutolol hydrochloride or Propranolol hydrochloride.