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Donepezil hydrochloride vs Galantamine

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

Donepezil hydrochloride was dispensed 22.5× as often as Galantamine in March 2026 — 177,911 items versus 7,903 in England.

177,911items

Donepezil hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,903items

Galantamine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Donepezil hydrochloride versus Galantamine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Donepezil hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Galantamine

Galantamine 177,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Donepezil hydrochloride versus Galantamine, March 2026
Measure Donepezil hydrochloride Galantamine
Items, March 2026 177,911 7,903
Items, last 12 months 2,111,868 106,296
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £481,987 £458,934

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