Buprenorphine hydrochloride vs Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Buprenorphine hydrochloride was dispensed 6,108.4× as often as Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 85,518 items versus 14 in England.

85,518items

Buprenorphine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

14items

Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride · March 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Buprenorphine hydrochloride versus Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Buprenorphine hydrochloride	Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	85,518	14
Items, last 12 months	994,930	2,650
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£2,234,789	£343

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