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Methadone hydrochloride vs Guaifenesin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated February 2021

Guaifenesin was dispensed 139.0× as often as Methadone hydrochloride in February 2021 — 139 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Methadone hydrochloride · February 2021

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

139items

Guaifenesin · February 2021

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Methadone hydrochloride versus Guaifenesin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Methadone hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Guaifenesin

Guaifenesin 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to February 2021

Methadone hydrochloride versus Guaifenesin, February 2021
Measure Methadone hydrochloride Guaifenesin
Items, February 2021 1 139
Items, last 12 months 1 1,402
Net ingredient cost, February 2021 £3 £795

See the full profile for Methadone hydrochloride or Guaifenesin.