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Loperamide hydrochloride vs Telotristat ethyl

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

Loperamide hydrochloride was dispensed 138,217.0× as often as Telotristat ethyl in April 2026 — 138,217 items versus 1 in England.

138,217items

Loperamide hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Telotristat ethyl · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Loperamide hydrochloride versus Telotristat ethyl: national items dispensed by month

▬ Loperamide hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Telotristat ethyl

0 75k 150k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Telotristat ethy… 138,217 Jan 2021: 132k Feb 2021: 122k Mar 2021: 135k Apr 2021: 132k May 2021: 127k Jun 2021: 139k Jul 2021: 140k Aug 2021: 135k Sep 2021: 142k Oct 2021: 133k Nov 2021: 138k Dec 2021: 145k Jan 2022: 135k Feb 2022: 127k Mar 2022: 144k Apr 2022: 135k May 2022: 142k Jun 2022: 139k Jul 2022: 139k Aug 2022: 144k Sep 2022: 142k Oct 2022: 139k Nov 2022: 140k Dec 2022: 141k Jan 2023: 140k Feb 2023: 128k Mar 2023: 146k Apr 2023: 131k May 2023: 140k Jun 2023: 145k Jul 2023: 140k Aug 2023: 143k Sep 2023: 140k Oct 2023: 141k Nov 2023: 140k Dec 2023: 140k Jan 2024: 143k Feb 2024: 133k Mar 2024: 135k Apr 2024: 142k May 2024: 146k Jun 2024: 136k Jul 2024: 149k Aug 2024: 145k Sep 2024: 140k Oct 2024: 147k Nov 2024: 139k Dec 2024: 144k Jan 2025: 146k Feb 2025: 129k Mar 2025: 138k Apr 2025: 138k May 2025: 144k Jun 2025: 140k Jul 2025: 150k Aug 2025: 138k Sep 2025: 145k Oct 2025: 147k Nov 2025: 134k Dec 2025: 149k Jan 2026: 141k Feb 2026: 129k Mar 2026: 141k Apr 2026: 138k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Loperamide hydrochloride versus Telotristat ethyl, April 2026
Measure Loperamide hydrochloride Telotristat ethyl
Items, April 2026 138,217 1
Items, last 12 months 1,695,917 2
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £765,160 £261

See the full profile for Loperamide hydrochloride or Telotristat ethyl.