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Felodipine vs Verapamil hydrochloride

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

Felodipine was dispensed 7.4× as often as Verapamil hydrochloride in March 2026 — 349,232 items versus 46,946 in England.

349,232items

Felodipine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

46,946items

Verapamil hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Felodipine versus Verapamil hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Felodipine   ·   ╌ Verapamil hydrochloride

Verapamil hydroc… 349,232

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Felodipine versus Verapamil hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Felodipine Verapamil hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 349,232 46,946
Items, last 12 months 4,084,078 562,614
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,856,928 £357,908

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