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Cyclizine hydrochloride vs Metoclopramide hydrochloride

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

Cyclizine hydrochloride was dispensed 2.2× as often as Metoclopramide hydrochloride in April 2026 — 104,059 items versus 47,617 in England.

104,059items

Cyclizine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

47,617items

Metoclopramide hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cyclizine hydrochloride versus Metoclopramide hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cyclizine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Metoclopramide hydrochloride

0 57k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Metoclopramide h… 104,059 Jan 2021: 91k Feb 2021: 82k Mar 2021: 90k Apr 2021: 84k May 2021: 81k Jun 2021: 88k Jul 2021: 91k Aug 2021: 88k Sep 2021: 93k Oct 2021: 88k Nov 2021: 91k Dec 2021: 95k Jan 2022: 90k Feb 2022: 83k Mar 2022: 96k Apr 2022: 87k May 2022: 91k Jun 2022: 89k Jul 2022: 90k Aug 2022: 93k Sep 2022: 93k Oct 2022: 92k Nov 2022: 95k Dec 2022: 94k Jan 2023: 95k Feb 2023: 87k Mar 2023: 99k Apr 2023: 87k May 2023: 92k Jun 2023: 95k Jul 2023: 96k Aug 2023: 97k Sep 2023: 97k Oct 2023: 99k Nov 2023: 99k Dec 2023: 98k Jan 2024: 103k Feb 2024: 95k Mar 2024: 96k Apr 2024: 99k May 2024: 101k Jun 2024: 96k Jul 2024: 106k Aug 2024: 101k Sep 2024: 100k Oct 2024: 107k Nov 2024: 101k Dec 2024: 106k Jan 2025: 109k Feb 2025: 96k Mar 2025: 102k Apr 2025: 100k May 2025: 103k Jun 2025: 102k Jul 2025: 111k Aug 2025: 102k Sep 2025: 108k Oct 2025: 111k Nov 2025: 102k Dec 2025: 113k Jan 2026: 110k Feb 2026: 100k Mar 2026: 108k Apr 2026: 104k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Cyclizine hydrochloride versus Metoclopramide hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Cyclizine hydrochloride Metoclopramide hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 104,059 47,617
Items, last 12 months 1,273,856 594,965
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £188,353 £110,638

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