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Dantrolene sodium vs Tizanidine hydrochloride

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

Tizanidine hydrochloride was dispensed 3.3× as often as Dantrolene sodium in March 2026 — 9,004 items versus 2,745 in England.

2,745items

Dantrolene sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

9,004items

Tizanidine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dantrolene sodium versus Tizanidine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dantrolene sodium   ·   ╌ Tizanidine hydrochloride

Tizanidine hydro… 2,745

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dantrolene sodium versus Tizanidine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Dantrolene sodium Tizanidine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 2,745 9,004
Items, last 12 months 33,281 105,794
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £50,172 £41,016

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