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Benzydamine hydrochloride vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 17.4× as often as Benzydamine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 2,240 items versus 129 in England.

129items

Benzydamine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,240items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Benzydamine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Pilocarpine hydr… 129

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Benzydamine hydrochloride versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Benzydamine hydrochloride Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 129 2,240
Items, last 12 months 1,340 25,827
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £738 £102,592

See the full profile for Benzydamine hydrochloride or Pilocarpine hydrochloride.