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Loperamide hydrochloride vs Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone

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

Loperamide hydrochloride was dispensed 792.5× as often as Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone in March 2026 — 141,068 items versus 178 in England.

141,068items

Loperamide hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

178items

Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Loperamide hydrochloride versus Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Loperamide hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone

Loperamide hydro… 141,068

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Loperamide hydrochloride versus Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone, March 2026
Measure Loperamide hydrochloride Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone
Items, March 2026 141,068 178
Items, last 12 months 1,696,127 2,335
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £772,884 £5,204

See the full profile for Loperamide hydrochloride or Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone.