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Chloroprocaine hydrochloride vs Bupivacaine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated November 2025

Bupivacaine hydrochloride was dispensed 2,961.0× as often as Chloroprocaine hydrochloride in November 2025 — 2,961 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Chloroprocaine hydrochloride · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,961items

Bupivacaine hydrochloride · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Chloroprocaine hydrochloride versus Bupivacaine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Chloroprocaine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Bupivacaine hydrochloride

0 1k 3k Nov 2021 Nov 2025 Bupivacaine hydr… 1 Nov 2021: 1 Nov 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to November 2025

Chloroprocaine hydrochloride versus Bupivacaine hydrochloride, November 2025
Measure Chloroprocaine hydrochloride Bupivacaine hydrochloride
Items, November 2025 1 2,961
Items, last 12 months 2 30,705
Net ingredient cost, November 2025 £9 £14,916

See the full profile for Chloroprocaine hydrochloride or Bupivacaine hydrochloride.