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Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine vs Metoclopramide hydrochloride

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

Metoclopramide hydrochloride was dispensed 184.4× as often as Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine in March 2026 — 49,235 items versus 267 in England.

267items

Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

49,235items

Metoclopramide hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine versus Metoclopramide hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine   ·   ╌ Metoclopramide hydrochloride

Metoclopramide h… 267

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine versus Metoclopramide hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine Metoclopramide hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 267 49,235
Items, last 12 months 3,406 596,586
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £4,831 £112,662

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