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Benzocaine vs Doxepin hydrochloride

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

Doxepin hydrochloride was dispensed 66.0× as often as Benzocaine in January 2026 — 132 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Benzocaine · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

132items

Doxepin hydrochloride · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Benzocaine versus Doxepin hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Benzocaine   ·   ╌ Doxepin hydrochloride

Doxepin hydrochl… 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2026

Benzocaine versus Doxepin hydrochloride, January 2026
Measure Benzocaine Doxepin hydrochloride
Items, January 2026 2 132
Items, last 12 months 49 3,307
Net ingredient cost, January 2026 £6 £2,240

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