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Artificial saliva products vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 8.8× as often as Artificial saliva products in May 2026 — 2,193 items versus 250 in England.

250items

Artificial saliva products · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,193items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Artificial saliva products versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Artificial saliva products   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

0 1k 2k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Pilocarpine hydr… 250 Jan 2021: 344 Feb 2021: 311 Mar 2021: 337 Apr 2021: 304 May 2021: 334 Jun 2021: 537 Aug 2021: 482 Sep 2021: 543 Oct 2021: 545 Nov 2021: 509 Dec 2021: 375 Jan 2022: 330 Feb 2022: 349 Mar 2022: 349 Apr 2022: 328 May 2022: 313 Jun 2022: 317 Jul 2022: 349 Aug 2022: 334 Sep 2022: 291 Oct 2022: 313 Nov 2022: 312 Dec 2022: 288 Jan 2023: 300 Feb 2023: 298 Mar 2023: 336 Apr 2023: 299 May 2023: 313 Jun 2023: 267 Jul 2023: 177 Aug 2023: 104 Sep 2023: 68 Oct 2023: 53 Nov 2023: 56 Dec 2023: 57 Jan 2024: 52 Feb 2024: 43 Mar 2024: 40 Apr 2024: 44 May 2024: 43 Jun 2024: 54 Jul 2024: 36 Aug 2024: 53 Sep 2024: 125 Oct 2024: 123 Nov 2024: 101 Dec 2024: 112 Jan 2025: 51 Feb 2025: 56 Mar 2025: 81 Apr 2025: 89 May 2025: 96 Jun 2025: 270 Jul 2025: 271 Aug 2025: 124 Sep 2025: 107 Oct 2025: 78 Nov 2025: 112 Dec 2025: 136 Jan 2026: 157 Feb 2026: 171 Mar 2026: 199 Apr 2026: 217 May 2026: 250

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Artificial saliva products versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Artificial saliva products Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 250 2,193
Items, last 12 months 2,092 26,076
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,340 £97,068

See the full profile for Artificial saliva products or Pilocarpine hydrochloride.