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Aripiprazole vs Perphenazine

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

Aripiprazole was dispensed 28,148.5× as often as Perphenazine in May 2026 — 168,891 items versus 6 in England.

168,891items

Aripiprazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Perphenazine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Aripiprazole   ·   ╌ Perphenazine

0 89k 178k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Perphenazine 168,891 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 May 2026: 169k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Aripiprazole versus Perphenazine, May 2026
Measure Aripiprazole Perphenazine
Items, May 2026 168,891 6
Items, last 12 months 2,011,705 90
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £627,342 £930

See the full profile for Aripiprazole or Perphenazine.