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Lercanidipine hydrochloride vs Acetyl-l-carnitine

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

Lercanidipine hydrochloride was dispensed 413,404.0× as often as Acetyl-l-carnitine in May 2026 — 413,404 items versus 1 in England.

413,404items

Lercanidipine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Acetyl-l-carnitine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lercanidipine hydrochloride versus Acetyl-l-carnitine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lercanidipine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Acetyl-l-carnitine

0 212k 425k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Acetyl-l-carniti… 413,404 Jan 2021: 236k Feb 2021: 224k Mar 2021: 252k Apr 2021: 245k May 2021: 235k Jun 2021: 251k Jul 2021: 252k Aug 2021: 244k Sep 2021: 253k Oct 2021: 242k Nov 2021: 253k Dec 2021: 268k Jan 2022: 250k Feb 2022: 238k Mar 2022: 270k Apr 2022: 254k May 2022: 268k Jun 2022: 263k Jul 2022: 263k Aug 2022: 273k Sep 2022: 271k Oct 2022: 268k Nov 2022: 276k Dec 2022: 282k Jan 2023: 279k Feb 2023: 260k Mar 2023: 300k Apr 2023: 274k May 2023: 294k Jun 2023: 302k Jul 2023: 294k Aug 2023: 305k Sep 2023: 299k Oct 2023: 304k Nov 2023: 310k Dec 2023: 312k Jan 2024: 321k Feb 2024: 306k Mar 2024: 317k Apr 2024: 330k May 2024: 342k Jun 2024: 321k Jul 2024: 353k Aug 2024: 344k Sep 2024: 336k Oct 2024: 359k Nov 2024: 346k Dec 2024: 360k Jan 2025: 368k Feb 2025: 334k Mar 2025: 362k Apr 2025: 369k May 2025: 386k Jun 2025: 372k Jul 2025: 402k Aug 2025: 372k Sep 2025: 393k Oct 2025: 407k Nov 2025: 378k Dec 2025: 423k Jan 2026: 407k Feb 2026: 378k Mar 2026: 425k Apr 2026: 418k May 2026: 413k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lercanidipine hydrochloride versus Acetyl-l-carnitine, May 2026
Measure Lercanidipine hydrochloride Acetyl-l-carnitine
Items, May 2026 413,404 1
Items, last 12 months 4,788,809 13
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £925,031 £250

See the full profile for Lercanidipine hydrochloride or Acetyl-l-carnitine.