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Levocarnitine vs Sodium benzoate

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

Levocarnitine was dispensed 4.5× as often as Sodium benzoate in March 2026 — 135 items versus 30 in England.

135items

Levocarnitine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30items

Sodium benzoate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Levocarnitine versus Sodium benzoate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Levocarnitine   ·   ╌ Sodium benzoate

Sodium benzoate 135

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Levocarnitine versus Sodium benzoate, March 2026
Measure Levocarnitine Sodium benzoate
Items, March 2026 135 30
Items, last 12 months 1,523 280
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £119,439 £10,484

See the full profile for Levocarnitine or Sodium benzoate.