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Flecainide acetate vs Dronedarone hydrochloride

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

Flecainide acetate was dispensed 30.4× as often as Dronedarone hydrochloride in April 2026 — 39,908 items versus 1,314 in England.

39,908items

Flecainide acetate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,314items

Dronedarone hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flecainide acetate versus Dronedarone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Flecainide acetate   ·   ╌ Dronedarone hydrochloride

0 22k 43k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Dronedarone hydr… 39,908 Jan 2021: 35k Feb 2021: 33k Mar 2021: 37k Apr 2021: 37k May 2021: 35k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 37k Aug 2021: 36k Sep 2021: 37k Oct 2021: 35k Nov 2021: 38k Dec 2021: 40k Jan 2022: 37k Feb 2022: 35k Mar 2022: 39k Apr 2022: 37k May 2022: 38k Jun 2022: 37k Jul 2022: 37k Aug 2022: 38k Sep 2022: 37k Oct 2022: 37k Nov 2022: 38k Dec 2022: 39k Jan 2023: 38k Feb 2023: 35k Mar 2023: 40k Apr 2023: 36k May 2023: 38k Jun 2023: 39k Jul 2023: 38k Aug 2023: 39k Sep 2023: 38k Oct 2023: 38k Nov 2023: 39k Dec 2023: 40k Jan 2024: 40k Feb 2024: 37k Mar 2024: 38k Apr 2024: 39k May 2024: 41k Jun 2024: 38k Jul 2024: 41k Aug 2024: 40k Sep 2024: 39k Oct 2024: 41k Nov 2024: 39k Dec 2024: 41k Jan 2025: 41k Feb 2025: 36k Mar 2025: 39k Apr 2025: 39k May 2025: 41k Jun 2025: 39k Jul 2025: 42k Aug 2025: 39k Sep 2025: 40k Oct 2025: 41k Nov 2025: 38k Dec 2025: 43k Jan 2026: 40k Feb 2026: 37k Mar 2026: 41k Apr 2026: 40k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Flecainide acetate versus Dronedarone hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Flecainide acetate Dronedarone hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 39,908 1,314
Items, last 12 months 482,638 16,539
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £251,328 £69,167

See the full profile for Flecainide acetate or Dronedarone hydrochloride.