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Lidocaine hydrochloride vs Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate

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

Lidocaine hydrochloride was dispensed 112,275.0× as often as Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate in March 2026 — 112,275 items versus 1 in England.

112,275items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lidocaine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate

Bupivacaine hydr… 112,275

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate, March 2026
Measure Lidocaine hydrochloride Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate
Items, March 2026 112,275 1
Items, last 12 months 1,276,449 1
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,585,673 £2

See the full profile for Lidocaine hydrochloride or Bupivacaine hydrochloride and fentanyl citrate.