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Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2025

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 2,240.0× as often as Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium in December 2025 — 2,240 items versus 1 in England.

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Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,240items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Pilocarpine hydr… 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, December 2025
Measure Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, December 2025 1 2,240
Items, last 12 months 3 25,827
Net ingredient cost, December 2025 £3 £102,592

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