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Hyoscine vs Metoclopramide hydrochloride

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

Metoclopramide hydrochloride was dispensed 61.4× as often as Hyoscine in May 2026 — 46,190 items versus 752 in England.

752items

Hyoscine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

46,190items

Metoclopramide hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hyoscine versus Metoclopramide hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hyoscine   ·   ╌ Metoclopramide hydrochloride

0 31k 62k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Metoclopramide h… 752 Jan 2021: 10k Feb 2021: 9k Mar 2021: 11k Apr 2021: 10k May 2021: 10k Jun 2021: 11k Jul 2021: 11k Aug 2021: 10k Sep 2021: 11k Oct 2021: 10k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 11k Jan 2022: 10k Feb 2022: 9k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 10k Jun 2022: 10k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 11k Oct 2022: 11k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 10k Jul 2023: 8k Aug 2023: 8k Sep 2023: 6k Oct 2023: 6k Nov 2023: 5k Dec 2023: 5k Jan 2024: 4k Feb 2024: 4k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 3k May 2024: 3k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 3k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 3k Oct 2024: 3k Nov 2024: 2k Dec 2024: 2k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 2k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 888 Feb 2026: 772 Mar 2026: 677 Apr 2026: 676 May 2026: 752

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hyoscine versus Metoclopramide hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Hyoscine Metoclopramide hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 752 46,190
Items, last 12 months 12,178 591,205
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £255,483 £107,211

See the full profile for Hyoscine or Metoclopramide hydrochloride.