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Domperidone vs Prochlorperazine maleate

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

Prochlorperazine maleate was dispensed 7.1× as often as Domperidone in May 2026 — 119,905 items versus 16,951 in England.

16,951items

Domperidone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

119,905items

Prochlorperazine maleate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Domperidone versus Prochlorperazine maleate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Domperidone   ·   ╌ Prochlorperazine maleate

0 68k 136k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Prochlorperazine… 16,951 Jan 2021: 26k Feb 2021: 24k Mar 2021: 26k Apr 2021: 25k May 2021: 24k Jun 2021: 25k Jul 2021: 25k Aug 2021: 24k Sep 2021: 25k Oct 2021: 24k Nov 2021: 24k Dec 2021: 25k Jan 2022: 24k Feb 2022: 22k Mar 2022: 25k Apr 2022: 23k May 2022: 23k Jun 2022: 23k Jul 2022: 23k Aug 2022: 23k Sep 2022: 23k Oct 2022: 22k Nov 2022: 23k Dec 2022: 22k Jan 2023: 22k Feb 2023: 20k Mar 2023: 23k Apr 2023: 20k May 2023: 22k Jun 2023: 22k Jul 2023: 21k Aug 2023: 22k Sep 2023: 21k Oct 2023: 21k Nov 2023: 21k Dec 2023: 21k Jan 2024: 21k Feb 2024: 20k Apr 2024: 21k May 2024: 21k Jun 2024: 19k Jul 2024: 21k Aug 2024: 20k Sep 2024: 19k Oct 2024: 20k Nov 2024: 20k Dec 2024: 20k Jan 2025: 20k Feb 2025: 18k Mar 2025: 19k Apr 2025: 18k May 2025: 19k Jun 2025: 19k Jul 2025: 19k Aug 2025: 18k Sep 2025: 19k Oct 2025: 19k Nov 2025: 18k Dec 2025: 19k Jan 2026: 19k Feb 2026: 17k Mar 2026: 18k Apr 2026: 17k May 2026: 17k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Domperidone versus Prochlorperazine maleate, May 2026
Measure Domperidone Prochlorperazine maleate
Items, May 2026 16,951 119,905
Items, last 12 months 218,218 1,524,200
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £468,704 £379,720

See the full profile for Domperidone or Prochlorperazine maleate.