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Ephedrine hydrochloride vs Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated September 2025

Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride was dispensed 836.0× as often as Ephedrine hydrochloride in September 2025 — 836 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Ephedrine hydrochloride · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

836items

Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ephedrine hydrochloride versus Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ephedrine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride

Pseudoephedrine… 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2025

Ephedrine hydrochloride versus Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, September 2025
Measure Ephedrine hydrochloride Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Items, September 2025 1 836
Items, last 12 months 27 10,410
Net ingredient cost, September 2025 £92 £7,376

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