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Benzydamine hydrochloride vs Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride

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

Benzydamine hydrochloride was dispensed 56,982.0× as often as Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 56,982 items versus 1 in England.

56,982items

Benzydamine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Benzydamine hydrochloride versus Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Benzydamine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride

Chlorhexidine hy… 56,982

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Benzydamine hydrochloride versus Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Benzydamine hydrochloride Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 56,982 1
Items, last 12 months 606,134 3
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £189,942 £5

See the full profile for Benzydamine hydrochloride or Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride.