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Alverine citrate/simeticone vs Mebeverine hydrochloride

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

Mebeverine hydrochloride was dispensed 61.4× as often as Alverine citrate/simeticone in May 2026 — 182,481 items versus 2,970 in England.

2,970items

Alverine citrate/simeticone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

182,481items

Mebeverine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alverine citrate/simeticone versus Mebeverine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alverine citrate/simeticone   ·   ╌ Mebeverine hydrochloride

0 99k 199k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Mebeverine hydro… 2,970 Jan 2021: 12 Feb 2021: 18 Mar 2021: 19 Apr 2021: 20 May 2021: 25 Jun 2021: 37 Jul 2021: 33 Aug 2021: 44 Sep 2021: 49 Oct 2021: 58 Nov 2021: 86 Dec 2021: 73 Jan 2022: 74 Feb 2022: 79 Mar 2022: 143 Apr 2022: 80 May 2022: 120 Jun 2022: 133 Jul 2022: 173 Aug 2022: 157 Sep 2022: 173 Oct 2022: 203 Nov 2022: 207 Dec 2022: 192 Jan 2023: 199 Feb 2023: 178 Mar 2023: 282 Apr 2023: 243 May 2023: 292 Jun 2023: 347 Jul 2023: 370 Aug 2023: 432 Sep 2023: 470 Oct 2023: 541 Nov 2023: 543 Dec 2023: 584 Jan 2024: 631 Feb 2024: 681 Mar 2024: 689 Apr 2024: 750 May 2024: 831 Jun 2024: 856 Jul 2024: 958 Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 2k Aug 2025: 2k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 3k Nov 2025: 3k Dec 2025: 3k Jan 2026: 3k Feb 2026: 3k Mar 2026: 3k Apr 2026: 3k May 2026: 3k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Alverine citrate/simeticone versus Mebeverine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Alverine citrate/simeticone Mebeverine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 2,970 182,481
Items, last 12 months 31,213 2,251,403
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £31,003 £812,792

See the full profile for Alverine citrate/simeticone or Mebeverine hydrochloride.