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Mepyramine maleate vs Lidocaine

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

Lidocaine was dispensed 20.0× as often as Mepyramine maleate in May 2026 — 1,776 items versus 89 in England.

89items

Mepyramine maleate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,776items

Lidocaine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Mepyramine maleate versus Lidocaine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Mepyramine maleate   ·   ╌ Lidocaine

0 1k 2k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lidocaine 89 Jan 2021: 62 Feb 2021: 54 Mar 2021: 74 Apr 2021: 63 May 2021: 59 Jun 2021: 103 Jul 2021: 172 Aug 2021: 144 Sep 2021: 120 Oct 2021: 84 Nov 2021: 64 Dec 2021: 66 Jan 2022: 50 Feb 2022: 66 Mar 2022: 78 Apr 2022: 79 May 2022: 63 Jun 2022: 107 Jul 2022: 132 Aug 2022: 133 Sep 2022: 73 Oct 2022: 47 Nov 2022: 77 Dec 2022: 55 Jan 2023: 59 Feb 2023: 58 Mar 2023: 62 Apr 2023: 74 May 2023: 88 Jun 2023: 107 Jul 2023: 90 Aug 2023: 79 Sep 2023: 57 Oct 2023: 75 Nov 2023: 80 Dec 2023: 71 Jan 2024: 74 Feb 2024: 64 Mar 2024: 51 Apr 2024: 71 May 2024: 109 Jun 2024: 112 Jul 2024: 142 Aug 2024: 147 Sep 2024: 101 Oct 2024: 71 Nov 2024: 57 Dec 2024: 56 Jan 2025: 47 Feb 2025: 55 Mar 2025: 63 Apr 2025: 62 May 2025: 108 Jun 2025: 110 Jul 2025: 166 Aug 2025: 107 Sep 2025: 92 Oct 2025: 96 Nov 2025: 65 Dec 2025: 74 Jan 2026: 49 Feb 2026: 56 Mar 2026: 74 Apr 2026: 69 May 2026: 89

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Mepyramine maleate versus Lidocaine, May 2026
Measure Mepyramine maleate Lidocaine
Items, May 2026 89 1,776
Items, last 12 months 1,047 22,041
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £461 £8,888

See the full profile for Mepyramine maleate or Lidocaine.