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Labetalol hydrochloride vs Propranolol hydrochloride

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

Propranolol hydrochloride was dispensed 56.0× as often as Labetalol hydrochloride in May 2026 — 690,723 items versus 12,337 in England.

12,337items

Labetalol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

690,723items

Propranolol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Labetalol hydrochloride versus Propranolol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Labetalol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Propranolol hydrochloride

0 368k 736k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Propranolol hydr… 12,337 Jan 2021: 10k Feb 2021: 9k Mar 2021: 10k Apr 2021: 10k May 2021: 10k Jun 2021: 10k Jul 2021: 10k Aug 2021: 9k Sep 2021: 10k Oct 2021: 10k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 10k Jan 2022: 10k Feb 2022: 9k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 10k Jun 2022: 10k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 10k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 10k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 11k Dec 2023: 11k Jan 2024: 11k Feb 2024: 11k Mar 2024: 11k Apr 2024: 12k May 2024: 12k Jun 2024: 11k Jul 2024: 12k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 11k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 12k Dec 2024: 12k Jan 2025: 13k Feb 2025: 11k Mar 2025: 12k Apr 2025: 12k May 2025: 13k Jun 2025: 12k Jul 2025: 13k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 12k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 12k Dec 2025: 13k Jan 2026: 13k Feb 2026: 12k Mar 2026: 13k Apr 2026: 12k May 2026: 12k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Labetalol hydrochloride versus Propranolol hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Labetalol hydrochloride Propranolol hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 12,337 690,723
Items, last 12 months 146,495 8,375,473
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £264,081 £1,946,611

See the full profile for Labetalol hydrochloride or Propranolol hydrochloride.