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Betaine anhydrous vs Levocarnitine

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

Levocarnitine was dispensed 4.1× as often as Betaine anhydrous in May 2026 — 37 items versus 9 in England.

9items

Betaine anhydrous · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

37items

Levocarnitine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Betaine anhydrous versus Levocarnitine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Betaine anhydrous   ·   ╌ Levocarnitine

0 30 60 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Levocarnitine 9 Jan 2021: 20 Feb 2021: 13 Mar 2021: 20 Apr 2021: 21 May 2021: 17 Jun 2021: 15 Jul 2021: 20 Aug 2021: 16 Sep 2021: 20 Oct 2021: 19 Nov 2021: 11 Dec 2021: 13 Jan 2022: 13 Feb 2022: 19 Mar 2022: 21 Apr 2022: 22 May 2022: 21 Jun 2022: 11 Jul 2022: 14 Aug 2022: 27 Sep 2022: 18 Oct 2022: 18 Nov 2022: 19 Dec 2022: 12 Jan 2023: 14 Feb 2023: 11 Mar 2023: 18 Apr 2023: 12 May 2023: 12 Jun 2023: 18 Jul 2023: 18 Aug 2023: 14 Sep 2023: 14 Oct 2023: 13 Nov 2023: 9 Dec 2023: 9 Jan 2024: 15 Feb 2024: 14 Mar 2024: 5 Apr 2024: 17 May 2024: 5 Jun 2024: 11 Jul 2024: 13 Aug 2024: 9 Sep 2024: 10 Oct 2024: 8 Nov 2024: 8 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 6 Feb 2025: 11 Mar 2025: 10 Apr 2025: 6 May 2025: 9 Jun 2025: 8 Jul 2025: 13 Aug 2025: 6 Sep 2025: 9 Oct 2025: 10 Nov 2025: 10 Dec 2025: 6 Jan 2026: 9 Feb 2026: 7 Mar 2026: 7 Apr 2026: 5 May 2026: 9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Betaine anhydrous versus Levocarnitine, May 2026
Measure Betaine anhydrous Levocarnitine
Items, May 2026 9 37
Items, last 12 months 99 442
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £5,510 £2,934

See the full profile for Betaine anhydrous or Levocarnitine.