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Buprenorphine hydrochloride vs Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

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

Buprenorphine hydrochloride was dispensed 16,611.4× as often as Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride in May 2026 — 83,057 items versus 5 in England.

83,057items

Buprenorphine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Buprenorphine hydrochloride versus Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Buprenorphine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

0 45k 90k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Buprenorph hydro… 83,057 Jan 2021: 75k Feb 2021: 72k Mar 2021: 82k Apr 2021: 78k May 2021: 74k Jun 2021: 78k Jul 2021: 77k Aug 2021: 76k Sep 2021: 75k Oct 2021: 74k Nov 2021: 76k Dec 2021: 83k Jan 2022: 74k Feb 2022: 70k Mar 2022: 79k Apr 2022: 75k May 2022: 79k Jun 2022: 75k Jul 2022: 74k Aug 2022: 78k Sep 2022: 75k Oct 2022: 74k Nov 2022: 75k Dec 2022: 79k Jan 2023: 75k Feb 2023: 70k Mar 2023: 79k Apr 2023: 73k May 2023: 79k Jun 2023: 77k Jul 2023: 75k Aug 2023: 80k Sep 2023: 74k Oct 2023: 79k Nov 2023: 77k Dec 2023: 79k Jan 2024: 78k Feb 2024: 75k Mar 2024: 77k Apr 2024: 79k May 2024: 83k Jun 2024: 75k Jul 2024: 83k Aug 2024: 81k Sep 2024: 78k Oct 2024: 84k Nov 2024: 79k Dec 2024: 86k Jan 2025: 83k Feb 2025: 75k Mar 2025: 77k Apr 2025: 85k May 2025: 83k Jun 2025: 80k Jul 2025: 85k Aug 2025: 81k Sep 2025: 81k Oct 2025: 85k Nov 2025: 78k Dec 2025: 90k Jan 2026: 84k Feb 2026: 78k Mar 2026: 86k Apr 2026: 83k May 2026: 83k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Buprenorphine hydrochloride versus Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Buprenorphine hydrochloride Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 83,057 5
Items, last 12 months 993,005 2,126
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,613,469 £349

See the full profile for Buprenorphine hydrochloride or Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride.