Lidocaine hydrochloride vs Levobupivacaine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Lidocaine hydrochloride was dispensed 6,604.4× as often as Levobupivacaine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 112,275 items versus 17 in England.

112,275items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

17items

Levobupivacaine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Levobupivacaine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lidocaine hydrochloride · ╌ Levobupivacaine hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Levobupivacaine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Lidocaine hydrochloride	Levobupivacaine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	112,275	17
Items, last 12 months	1,276,449	157
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£1,585,673	£48