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Aripiprazole vs Paliperidone

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

Aripiprazole was dispensed 130.0× as often as Paliperidone in April 2026 — 171,445 items versus 1,319 in England.

171,445items

Aripiprazole · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,319items

Paliperidone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aripiprazole versus Paliperidone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aripiprazole   ·   ╌ Paliperidone

0 89k 178k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Paliperidone 171,445 Jan 2021: 118k Feb 2021: 112k Mar 2021: 126k Apr 2021: 122k May 2021: 118k Jun 2021: 126k Jul 2021: 128k Aug 2021: 122k Sep 2021: 128k Oct 2021: 124k Nov 2021: 128k Dec 2021: 133k Jan 2022: 128k Feb 2022: 120k Mar 2022: 135k Apr 2022: 127k May 2022: 133k Jun 2022: 130k Jul 2022: 128k Aug 2022: 129k Sep 2022: 133k Oct 2022: 137k Nov 2022: 136k Dec 2022: 135k Jan 2023: 136k Feb 2023: 125k Mar 2023: 142k Apr 2023: 128k May 2023: 138k Jun 2023: 141k Jul 2023: 138k Aug 2023: 141k Sep 2023: 140k Oct 2023: 142k Nov 2023: 144k Dec 2023: 141k Jan 2024: 149k Feb 2024: 141k Mar 2024: 144k Apr 2024: 148k May 2024: 153k Jun 2024: 143k Jul 2024: 158k Aug 2024: 153k Sep 2024: 149k Oct 2024: 159k Nov 2024: 153k Dec 2024: 157k Jan 2025: 161k Feb 2025: 145k Mar 2025: 155k Apr 2025: 157k May 2025: 163k Jun 2025: 160k Jul 2025: 171k Aug 2025: 159k Sep 2025: 167k Oct 2025: 173k Nov 2025: 160k Dec 2025: 178k Jan 2026: 172k Feb 2026: 159k Mar 2026: 174k Apr 2026: 171k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Aripiprazole versus Paliperidone, April 2026
Measure Aripiprazole Paliperidone
Items, April 2026 171,445 1,319
Items, last 12 months 2,005,404 16,562
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £575,104 £602,094

See the full profile for Aripiprazole or Paliperidone.