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Lacidipine vs Lercanidipine hydrochloride

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

Lercanidipine hydrochloride was dispensed 7.9× as often as Lacidipine in May 2026 — 413,404 items versus 52,635 in England.

52,635items

Lacidipine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

413,404items

Lercanidipine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lacidipine versus Lercanidipine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lacidipine   ·   ╌ Lercanidipine hydrochloride

0 212k 425k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Lercanidipine hy… 52,635 Jan 2021: 47k Feb 2021: 45k Mar 2021: 50k Apr 2021: 49k May 2021: 46k Jun 2021: 50k Aug 2021: 48k Sep 2021: 49k Oct 2021: 47k Nov 2021: 49k Dec 2021: 52k Jan 2022: 48k Feb 2022: 45k Mar 2022: 51k Apr 2022: 48k May 2022: 48k Jun 2022: 47k Jul 2022: 48k Aug 2022: 49k Sep 2022: 47k Oct 2022: 47k Nov 2022: 47k Dec 2022: 49k Jan 2023: 47k Feb 2023: 44k Mar 2023: 50k Apr 2023: 46k May 2023: 49k Jun 2023: 49k Jul 2023: 48k Aug 2023: 49k Sep 2023: 48k Oct 2023: 49k Nov 2023: 50k Dec 2023: 50k Jan 2024: 51k Feb 2024: 48k Mar 2024: 49k Apr 2024: 51k May 2024: 52k Jun 2024: 48k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 52k Sep 2024: 49k Oct 2024: 52k Nov 2024: 51k Dec 2024: 52k Jan 2025: 53k Feb 2025: 48k Mar 2025: 51k Apr 2025: 51k May 2025: 53k Jun 2025: 51k Jul 2025: 55k Aug 2025: 50k Sep 2025: 53k Oct 2025: 54k Nov 2025: 50k Dec 2025: 56k Jan 2026: 54k Feb 2026: 50k Mar 2026: 55k Apr 2026: 54k May 2026: 53k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lacidipine versus Lercanidipine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Lacidipine Lercanidipine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 52,635 413,404
Items, last 12 months 633,655 4,788,809
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £127,546 £925,031

See the full profile for Lacidipine or Lercanidipine hydrochloride.