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Cocaine vs Lidocaine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated April 2024

Lidocaine hydrochloride was dispensed 102,901.0× as often as Cocaine in April 2024 — 102,901 items versus 1 in England.

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Cocaine · April 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

102,901items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · April 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cocaine versus Lidocaine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cocaine   ·   ╌ Lidocaine hydrochloride

0 57k 113k Jan 2021 Apr 2021 Jun 2021 Aug 2021 Oct 2021 Dec 2021 Apr 2024 Lidocaine hydroc… 1 Jan 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 1 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 2 Jun 2021: 3 Jul 2021: 2 Aug 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 2 Oct 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 3 May 2022: 2 Apr 2024: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2024

Cocaine versus Lidocaine hydrochloride, April 2024
Measure Cocaine Lidocaine hydrochloride
Items, April 2024 1 102,901
Items, last 12 months 20 1,268,898
Net ingredient cost, April 2024 £121 £1,502,119

See the full profile for Cocaine or Lidocaine hydrochloride.