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Hexetidine vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 29.5× as often as Hexetidine in March 2026 — 2,240 items versus 76 in England.

76items

Hexetidine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,240items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hexetidine versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hexetidine   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Pilocarpine hydr… 76

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Hexetidine versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Hexetidine Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 76 2,240
Items, last 12 months 1,135 25,827
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £338 £102,592

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