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Haloperidol decanoate vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 134.2× as often as Haloperidol decanoate in May 2026 — 67,512 items versus 503 in England.

503items

Haloperidol decanoate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,512items

Lithium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Haloperidol decanoate   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lithium carbonat… 503 Jan 2021: 729 Feb 2021: 624 Mar 2021: 726 Apr 2021: 709 May 2021: 670 Jun 2021: 728 Jul 2021: 662 Aug 2021: 665 Sep 2021: 693 Oct 2021: 647 Nov 2021: 676 Dec 2021: 712 Jan 2022: 651 Feb 2022: 637 Mar 2022: 724 Apr 2022: 650 May 2022: 679 Jun 2022: 650 Jul 2022: 656 Aug 2022: 630 Sep 2022: 667 Oct 2022: 646 Nov 2022: 656 Dec 2022: 664 Jan 2023: 638 Feb 2023: 560 Mar 2023: 688 Apr 2023: 594 May 2023: 642 Jun 2023: 649 Jul 2023: 606 Aug 2023: 628 Sep 2023: 606 Oct 2023: 623 Nov 2023: 634 Dec 2023: 592 Jan 2024: 651 Feb 2024: 575 Mar 2024: 609 Apr 2024: 600 May 2024: 591 Jun 2024: 540 Jul 2024: 657 Aug 2024: 615 Sep 2024: 602 Oct 2024: 620 Nov 2024: 568 Dec 2024: 619 Jan 2025: 654 Feb 2025: 553 Mar 2025: 521 Apr 2025: 611 May 2025: 561 Jun 2025: 542 Jul 2025: 583 Aug 2025: 537 Sep 2025: 564 Oct 2025: 597 Nov 2025: 505 Dec 2025: 617 Jan 2026: 603 Feb 2026: 518 Mar 2026: 550 Apr 2026: 547 May 2026: 503

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Haloperidol decanoate versus Lithium carbonate, May 2026
Measure Haloperidol decanoate Lithium carbonate
Items, May 2026 503 67,512
Items, last 12 months 6,666 827,478
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £6,258 £445,328

See the full profile for Haloperidol decanoate or Lithium carbonate.