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Artificial saliva products vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 11.3× as often as Artificial saliva products in March 2026 — 2,240 items versus 199 in England.

199items

Artificial saliva products · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,240items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Artificial saliva products   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Pilocarpine hydr… 199

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Artificial saliva products versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Artificial saliva products Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 199 2,240
Items, last 12 months 1,810 25,827
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £983 £102,592

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