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Amantadine hydrochloride vs Ropinirole hydrochloride

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

Ropinirole hydrochloride was dispensed 4.6× as often as Amantadine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 50,460 items versus 11,047 in England.

11,047items

Amantadine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

50,460items

Ropinirole hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amantadine hydrochloride versus Ropinirole hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amantadine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ropinirole hydrochloride

0 29k 57k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ropinirole hydro… 11,047 Jan 2021: 10k Feb 2021: 10k Mar 2021: 11k Apr 2021: 11k May 2021: 10k Jun 2021: 11k Jul 2021: 11k Aug 2021: 10k Sep 2021: 11k Oct 2021: 10k Nov 2021: 11k Dec 2021: 11k Jan 2022: 10k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 11k Jul 2022: 11k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 11k Oct 2022: 11k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 11k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 11k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 11k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 11k Dec 2023: 11k Jan 2024: 11k Feb 2024: 11k Mar 2024: 11k Apr 2024: 11k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 11k Jul 2024: 12k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 11k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 11k Dec 2024: 12k Jan 2025: 12k Feb 2025: 10k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 11k May 2025: 12k Jun 2025: 11k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 11k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 11k Dec 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 11k Feb 2026: 10k Mar 2026: 11k Apr 2026: 11k May 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Amantadine hydrochloride versus Ropinirole hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Amantadine hydrochloride Ropinirole hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 11,047 50,460
Items, last 12 months 135,837 637,382
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £104,156 £821,073

See the full profile for Amantadine hydrochloride or Ropinirole hydrochloride.