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Charcoal vs Naloxone hydrochloride

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

Charcoal was dispensed 2.2× as often as Naloxone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 58 items versus 26 in England.

58items

Charcoal · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

26items

Naloxone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Charcoal versus Naloxone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Charcoal   ·   ╌ Naloxone hydrochloride

Naloxone hydroch… 58

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Charcoal versus Naloxone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Charcoal Naloxone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 58 26
Items, last 12 months 854 232
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £232 £625

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