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Methocarbamol vs Dronabinol/cannabidiol

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

Methocarbamol was dispensed 34.9× as often as Dronabinol/cannabidiol in May 2026 — 19,173 items versus 550 in England.

19,173items

Methocarbamol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

550items

Dronabinol/cannabidiol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Methocarbamol versus Dronabinol/cannabidiol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Methocarbamol   ·   ╌ Dronabinol/cannabidiol

0 10k 20k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dronabinol/canna… 19,173 Jan 2021: 13k Feb 2021: 12k Mar 2021: 14k Apr 2021: 14k May 2021: 13k Jun 2021: 14k Jul 2021: 14k Aug 2021: 14k Sep 2021: 14k Oct 2021: 14k Nov 2021: 13k Dec 2021: 15k Jan 2022: 14k Feb 2022: 13k Mar 2022: 16k Apr 2022: 14k May 2022: 14k Jun 2022: 15k Jul 2022: 15k Aug 2022: 15k Sep 2022: 15k Oct 2022: 15k Nov 2022: 15k Dec 2022: 15k Jan 2023: 15k Feb 2023: 14k Mar 2023: 17k Apr 2023: 14k May 2023: 16k Jun 2023: 16k Jul 2023: 16k Aug 2023: 16k Sep 2023: 16k Oct 2023: 16k Nov 2023: 16k Dec 2023: 16k Jan 2024: 17k Feb 2024: 16k Mar 2024: 16k Apr 2024: 17k May 2024: 17k Jun 2024: 16k Jul 2024: 18k Aug 2024: 17k Sep 2024: 17k Oct 2024: 18k Nov 2024: 17k Dec 2024: 17k Jan 2025: 18k Feb 2025: 16k Mar 2025: 18k Apr 2025: 18k May 2025: 18k Jun 2025: 18k Jul 2025: 19k Aug 2025: 18k Sep 2025: 19k Oct 2025: 19k Nov 2025: 18k Dec 2025: 19k Jan 2026: 19k Feb 2026: 18k Mar 2026: 20k Apr 2026: 20k May 2026: 19k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Methocarbamol versus Dronabinol/cannabidiol, May 2026
Measure Methocarbamol Dronabinol/cannabidiol
Items, May 2026 19,173 550
Items, last 12 months 226,678 6,217
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £83,311 £175,300

See the full profile for Methocarbamol or Dronabinol/cannabidiol.