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Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations vs Hyoscine butylbromide

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

Hyoscine butylbromide was dispensed 11,944.4× as often as Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations in May 2026 — 143,333 items versus 12 in England.

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Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

143,333items

Hyoscine butylbromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations versus Hyoscine butylbromide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations   ·   ╌ Hyoscine butylbromide

0 78k 157k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Hyoscine butylbr… 12 Jan 2021: 2k Feb 2021: 2k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 2k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 840 Sep 2021: 697 Oct 2021: 619 Nov 2021: 515 Dec 2021: 435 Jan 2022: 404 Feb 2022: 357 Mar 2022: 345 Apr 2022: 268 May 2022: 239 Jun 2022: 220 Jul 2022: 219 Aug 2022: 211 Sep 2022: 195 Oct 2022: 180 Nov 2022: 178 Dec 2022: 160 Jan 2023: 160 Feb 2023: 137 Mar 2023: 162 Apr 2023: 138 May 2023: 91 Jun 2023: 59 Jul 2023: 43 Aug 2023: 42 Sep 2023: 40 Oct 2023: 38 Nov 2023: 34 Dec 2023: 21 Feb 2024: 28 Mar 2024: 23 Apr 2024: 26 May 2024: 19 Jun 2024: 22 Jul 2024: 23 Aug 2024: 21 Sep 2024: 19 Oct 2024: 21 Nov 2024: 18 Dec 2024: 22 Jan 2025: 21 Feb 2025: 16 Mar 2025: 3 Apr 2025: 5 May 2025: 3 Jun 2025: 7 Jul 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 20 Nov 2025: 14 Dec 2025: 4 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 12

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations versus Hyoscine butylbromide, May 2026
Measure Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations Hyoscine butylbromide
Items, May 2026 12 143,333
Items, last 12 months 73 1,787,486
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £84 £1,377,859

See the full profile for Dicycloverine hydrochloride compound preparations or Hyoscine butylbromide.