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Benzydamine hydrochloride vs Lidocaine hydrochloride

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

Benzydamine hydrochloride was dispensed 564.2× as often as Lidocaine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 56,982 items versus 101 in England.

56,982items

Benzydamine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

101items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Benzydamine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Lidocaine hydrochloride

Lidocaine hydroc… 56,982

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Benzydamine hydrochloride versus Lidocaine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Benzydamine hydrochloride Lidocaine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 56,982 101
Items, last 12 months 606,134 968
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £189,942 £688

See the full profile for Benzydamine hydrochloride or Lidocaine hydrochloride.