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Baclofen vs Methocarbamol

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

Baclofen was dispensed 6.2× as often as Methocarbamol in May 2026 — 118,174 items versus 19,173 in England.

118,174items

Baclofen · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

19,173items

Methocarbamol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Baclofen versus Methocarbamol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Baclofen   ·   ╌ Methocarbamol

0 63k 127k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Methocarbamol 118,174 Jan 2021: 98k Feb 2021: 93k Mar 2021: 104k Apr 2021: 101k May 2021: 97k Jun 2021: 103k Jul 2021: 103k Aug 2021: 99k Sep 2021: 103k Oct 2021: 99k Nov 2021: 103k Dec 2021: 107k Jan 2022: 102k Feb 2022: 95k Mar 2022: 107k Apr 2022: 101k May 2022: 106k Jun 2022: 103k Jul 2022: 103k Aug 2022: 106k Sep 2022: 105k Oct 2022: 103k Nov 2022: 107k Dec 2022: 107k Jan 2023: 107k Feb 2023: 99k Mar 2023: 112k Apr 2023: 101k May 2023: 109k Jun 2023: 111k Jul 2023: 108k Aug 2023: 111k Sep 2023: 108k Oct 2023: 110k Nov 2023: 112k Dec 2023: 111k Jan 2024: 114k Feb 2024: 108k Mar 2024: 109k Apr 2024: 114k May 2024: 116k Jun 2024: 109k Jul 2024: 119k Aug 2024: 114k Sep 2024: 112k Oct 2024: 119k Nov 2024: 113k Dec 2024: 117k Jan 2025: 120k Feb 2025: 107k Mar 2025: 114k Apr 2025: 115k May 2025: 119k Jun 2025: 116k Jul 2025: 124k Aug 2025: 114k Sep 2025: 119k Oct 2025: 123k Nov 2025: 114k Dec 2025: 127k Jan 2026: 121k Feb 2026: 112k Mar 2026: 122k Apr 2026: 122k May 2026: 118k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Baclofen versus Methocarbamol, May 2026
Measure Baclofen Methocarbamol
Items, May 2026 118,174 19,173
Items, last 12 months 1,431,616 226,678
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £278,654 £83,311

See the full profile for Baclofen or Methocarbamol.