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Lidocaine hydrochloride vs Levobupivacaine hydrochloride

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

Lidocaine hydrochloride was dispensed 101,396.0× as often as Levobupivacaine hydrochloride in April 2026 — 101,396 items versus 1 in England.

101,396items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Levobupivacaine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Lidocaine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Levobupivacaine hydrochloride

0 57k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Levobupivacaine… 101,396 Jan 2021: 71k Feb 2021: 68k Mar 2021: 85k Apr 2021: 82k May 2021: 88k Jun 2021: 93k Jul 2021: 90k Aug 2021: 81k Sep 2021: 86k Oct 2021: 88k Nov 2021: 92k Dec 2021: 86k Jan 2022: 88k Feb 2022: 91k Mar 2022: 102k Apr 2022: 88k May 2022: 101k Jun 2022: 96k Jul 2022: 95k Aug 2022: 88k Sep 2022: 95k Oct 2022: 95k Nov 2022: 101k Dec 2022: 89k Jan 2023: 101k Feb 2023: 98k Mar 2023: 110k Apr 2023: 89k May 2023: 102k Jun 2023: 107k Jul 2023: 101k Aug 2023: 93k Sep 2023: 99k Oct 2023: 101k Nov 2023: 104k Dec 2023: 94k Jan 2024: 107k Feb 2024: 107k Mar 2024: 107k Apr 2024: 106k May 2024: 109k Jun 2024: 106k Jul 2024: 109k Aug 2024: 95k Sep 2024: 102k Oct 2024: 110k Nov 2024: 101k Dec 2024: 99k Jan 2025: 113k Feb 2025: 104k Mar 2025: 110k Apr 2025: 104k May 2025: 108k Jun 2025: 110k Jul 2025: 110k Aug 2025: 94k Sep 2025: 108k Oct 2025: 107k Nov 2025: 104k Dec 2025: 104k Jan 2026: 109k Feb 2026: 107k Mar 2026: 112k Apr 2026: 101k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Levobupivacaine hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Lidocaine hydrochloride Levobupivacaine hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 101,396 1
Items, last 12 months 1,274,095 150
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,537,054 £2

See the full profile for Lidocaine hydrochloride or Levobupivacaine hydrochloride.