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Hyoscine butylbromide vs Peppermint oil

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

Hyoscine butylbromide was dispensed 3.3× as often as Peppermint oil in May 2026 — 143,333 items versus 42,902 in England.

143,333items

Hyoscine butylbromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

42,902items

Peppermint oil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hyoscine butylbromide versus Peppermint oil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hyoscine butylbromide   ·   ╌ Peppermint oil

0 78k 157k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Peppermint oil 143,333 Jan 2021: 133k Feb 2021: 123k Mar 2021: 136k Apr 2021: 130k May 2021: 126k Jun 2021: 133k Aug 2021: 130k Sep 2021: 137k Oct 2021: 130k Nov 2021: 134k Dec 2021: 141k Jan 2022: 134k Feb 2022: 126k Mar 2022: 144k Apr 2022: 132k May 2022: 138k Jun 2022: 135k Jul 2022: 135k Aug 2022: 116k Sep 2022: 141k Oct 2022: 139k Nov 2022: 141k Dec 2022: 138k Jan 2023: 142k Feb 2023: 128k Mar 2023: 147k Apr 2023: 130k May 2023: 139k Jun 2023: 143k Jul 2023: 140k Aug 2023: 142k Sep 2023: 141k Oct 2023: 143k Nov 2023: 143k Dec 2023: 141k Jan 2024: 148k Feb 2024: 137k Mar 2024: 139k Apr 2024: 144k May 2024: 149k Jun 2024: 139k Jul 2024: 151k Aug 2024: 145k Sep 2024: 143k Oct 2024: 151k Nov 2024: 144k Dec 2024: 148k Jan 2025: 153k Feb 2025: 136k Mar 2025: 145k Apr 2025: 144k May 2025: 150k Jun 2025: 147k Jul 2025: 157k Aug 2025: 143k Sep 2025: 151k Oct 2025: 155k Nov 2025: 142k Dec 2025: 156k Jan 2026: 153k Feb 2026: 140k Mar 2026: 151k Apr 2026: 148k May 2026: 143k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hyoscine butylbromide versus Peppermint oil, May 2026
Measure Hyoscine butylbromide Peppermint oil
Items, May 2026 143,333 42,902
Items, last 12 months 1,787,486 535,645
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,377,859 £379,906

See the full profile for Hyoscine butylbromide or Peppermint oil.