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Alverine citrate/simeticone vs Hyoscine butylbromide

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

Hyoscine butylbromide was dispensed 52.2× as often as Alverine citrate/simeticone in March 2026 — 151,393 items versus 2,898 in England.

2,898items

Alverine citrate/simeticone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

151,393items

Hyoscine butylbromide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alverine citrate/simeticone versus Hyoscine butylbromide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alverine citrate/simeticone   ·   ╌ Hyoscine butylbromide

Hyoscine butylbr… 2,898

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Alverine citrate/simeticone versus Hyoscine butylbromide, March 2026
Measure Alverine citrate/simeticone Hyoscine butylbromide
Items, March 2026 2,898 151,393
Items, last 12 months 29,009 1,789,624
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £30,436 £1,444,513

See the full profile for Alverine citrate/simeticone or Hyoscine butylbromide.