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Cariprazine vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 71.3× as often as Cariprazine in May 2026 — 67,512 items versus 947 in England.

947items

Cariprazine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,512items

Lithium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cariprazine versus Lithium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cariprazine   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Lithium carbonat… 947 Jan 2021: 149 Feb 2021: 132 Mar 2021: 145 Apr 2021: 172 May 2021: 132 Jul 2021: 163 Aug 2021: 162 Sep 2021: 186 Oct 2021: 182 Nov 2021: 179 Dec 2021: 193 Jan 2022: 178 Feb 2022: 199 Mar 2022: 202 Apr 2022: 219 May 2022: 234 Jun 2022: 228 Jul 2022: 246 Aug 2022: 253 Sep 2022: 268 Oct 2022: 302 Nov 2022: 262 Dec 2022: 264 Jan 2023: 290 Feb 2023: 312 Mar 2023: 331 Apr 2023: 314 May 2023: 361 Jun 2023: 366 Jul 2023: 381 Aug 2023: 400 Sep 2023: 428 Oct 2023: 448 Nov 2023: 490 Dec 2023: 448 Jan 2024: 484 Feb 2024: 498 Mar 2024: 505 Apr 2024: 500 May 2024: 494 Jun 2024: 525 Jul 2024: 565 Aug 2024: 545 Sep 2024: 570 Oct 2024: 640 Nov 2024: 661 Dec 2024: 648 Jan 2025: 712 Feb 2025: 656 Mar 2025: 689 Apr 2025: 696 May 2025: 804 Jun 2025: 788 Jul 2025: 899 Aug 2025: 853 Sep 2025: 834 Oct 2025: 851 Nov 2025: 845 Dec 2025: 988 Jan 2026: 964 Feb 2026: 844 Mar 2026: 964 Apr 2026: 953 May 2026: 947

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Cariprazine versus Lithium carbonate, May 2026
Measure Cariprazine Lithium carbonate
Items, May 2026 947 67,512
Items, last 12 months 10,730 827,478
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £67,858 £445,328

See the full profile for Cariprazine or Lithium carbonate.