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Lidocaine hydrochloride vs Ropivacaine hydrochloride

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

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

112,275items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Ropivacaine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Lidocaine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ropivacaine hydrochloride

Ropivacaine hydr… 112,275

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Ropivacaine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Lidocaine hydrochloride Ropivacaine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 112,275 1
Items, last 12 months 1,276,449 56
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,585,673 £16

See the full profile for Lidocaine hydrochloride or Ropivacaine hydrochloride.