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Benperidol vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 16,878.0× as often as Benperidol in May 2026 — 67,512 items versus 4 in England.

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Benperidol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Lithium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Benperidol versus Lithium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Benperidol   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Sep 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2023 Sep 2024 May 2026 Lithium carbonat… 4 Jan 2021: 322 Feb 2021: 320 Mar 2021: 319 Apr 2021: 347 May 2021: 309 Jun 2021: 313 Jul 2021: 343 Aug 2021: 286 Sep 2021: 324 Oct 2021: 295 Nov 2021: 287 Dec 2021: 330 Jan 2022: 313 Feb 2022: 290 Mar 2022: 299 Apr 2022: 294 May 2022: 246 Jun 2022: 212 Jul 2022: 161 Aug 2022: 124 Sep 2022: 92 Oct 2022: 61 Nov 2022: 52 Dec 2022: 40 Jan 2023: 40 Feb 2023: 41 Mar 2023: 25 Apr 2023: 37 May 2023: 12 Jun 2023: 7 Jul 2023: 6 Aug 2023: 6 Sep 2023: 6 Oct 2023: 6 Nov 2023: 4 Dec 2023: 2 Jan 2024: 1 Feb 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 3 Feb 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 5 Sep 2025: 14 Oct 2025: 8 Nov 2025: 10 Dec 2025: 14 Jan 2026: 9 Feb 2026: 12 Mar 2026: 4 Apr 2026: 4 May 2026: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Benperidol versus Lithium carbonate, May 2026
Measure Benperidol Lithium carbonate
Items, May 2026 4 67,512
Items, last 12 months 86 827,478
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £451 £445,328

See the full profile for Benperidol or Lithium carbonate.