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Haloperidol vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 2.7× as often as Haloperidol in March 2026 — 69,807 items versus 25,405 in England.

25,405items

Haloperidol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

69,807items

Lithium carbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Haloperidol versus Lithium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Haloperidol   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

Lithium carbonat… 25,405

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Haloperidol versus Lithium carbonate, March 2026
Measure Haloperidol Lithium carbonate
Items, March 2026 25,405 69,807
Items, last 12 months 306,114 827,389
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,610,368 £477,419

See the full profile for Haloperidol or Lithium carbonate.