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Doxepin hydrochloride vs Lidocaine

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

Lidocaine was dispensed 13.5× as often as Doxepin hydrochloride in March 2026 — 1,777 items versus 132 in England.

132items

Doxepin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,777items

Lidocaine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Doxepin hydrochloride versus Lidocaine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Doxepin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Lidocaine

Lidocaine 132

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxepin hydrochloride versus Lidocaine, March 2026
Measure Doxepin hydrochloride Lidocaine
Items, March 2026 132 1,777
Items, last 12 months 3,307 22,113
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,240 £8,691

See the full profile for Doxepin hydrochloride or Lidocaine.