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Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate vs Ropinirole hydrochloride

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

Ropinirole hydrochloride was dispensed 294.4× as often as Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate in March 2026 — 53,278 items versus 181 in England.

181items

Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

53,278items

Ropinirole hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate   ·   ╌ Ropinirole hydrochloride

Ropinirole hydro… 181

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate versus Ropinirole hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate Ropinirole hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 181 53,278
Items, last 12 months 1,970 644,800
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £105,112 £901,966

See the full profile for Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate or Ropinirole hydrochloride.