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Apomorphine hydrochloride vs Pramipexole

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

Pramipexole was dispensed 92.3× as often as Apomorphine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 47,512 items versus 515 in England.

515items

Apomorphine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

47,512items

Pramipexole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Apomorphine hydrochloride versus Pramipexole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Apomorphine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pramipexole

0 27k 53k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Pramipexole 515 Jan 2021: 789 Feb 2021: 722 Mar 2021: 829 Apr 2021: 766 Jun 2021: 785 Jul 2021: 797 Aug 2021: 762 Sep 2021: 793 Oct 2021: 774 Nov 2021: 763 Dec 2021: 812 Jan 2022: 770 Feb 2022: 712 Mar 2022: 801 Apr 2022: 791 May 2022: 812 Jun 2022: 706 Jul 2022: 755 Aug 2022: 766 Sep 2022: 748 Oct 2022: 734 Nov 2022: 760 Dec 2022: 764 Jan 2023: 740 Feb 2023: 648 Mar 2023: 767 Apr 2023: 666 May 2023: 691 Jun 2023: 727 Jul 2023: 670 Aug 2023: 717 Sep 2023: 705 Oct 2023: 718 Nov 2023: 716 Dec 2023: 705 Jan 2024: 680 Feb 2024: 645 Mar 2024: 681 Apr 2024: 697 May 2024: 672 Jun 2024: 666 Jul 2024: 705 Aug 2024: 683 Sep 2024: 688 Oct 2024: 678 Nov 2024: 644 Dec 2024: 670 Jan 2025: 650 Feb 2025: 571 Mar 2025: 606 Apr 2025: 617 May 2025: 666 Jun 2025: 630 Jul 2025: 621 Aug 2025: 568 Sep 2025: 605 Oct 2025: 567 Nov 2025: 532 Dec 2025: 640 Jan 2026: 588 Feb 2026: 487 Mar 2026: 592 Apr 2026: 617 May 2026: 515

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Apomorphine hydrochloride versus Pramipexole, May 2026
Measure Apomorphine hydrochloride Pramipexole
Items, May 2026 515 47,512
Items, last 12 months 6,962 593,945
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £322,852 £621,874

See the full profile for Apomorphine hydrochloride or Pramipexole.