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Metoclopramide hydrochloride vs Ketamine hydrochloride

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

Metoclopramide hydrochloride was dispensed 888.3× as often as Ketamine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 46,190 items versus 52 in England.

46,190items

Metoclopramide hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

52items

Ketamine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Metoclopramide hydrochloride versus Ketamine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Metoclopramide hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ketamine hydrochloride

0 31k 62k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ketamine hydroch… 46,190 Jan 2021: 61k Feb 2021: 56k Mar 2021: 61k Apr 2021: 58k May 2021: 56k Jun 2021: 59k Jul 2021: 60k Aug 2021: 57k Sep 2021: 60k Oct 2021: 57k Nov 2021: 59k Dec 2021: 62k Jan 2022: 58k Feb 2022: 54k Mar 2022: 60k Apr 2022: 55k May 2022: 57k Jun 2022: 55k Jul 2022: 55k Aug 2022: 56k Sep 2022: 57k Oct 2022: 56k Nov 2022: 57k Dec 2022: 56k Jan 2023: 56k Feb 2023: 51k Mar 2023: 58k Apr 2023: 51k May 2023: 54k Jun 2023: 55k Jul 2023: 54k Aug 2023: 55k Sep 2023: 54k Oct 2023: 55k Nov 2023: 55k Dec 2023: 53k Jan 2024: 56k Feb 2024: 52k Mar 2024: 51k Apr 2024: 53k May 2024: 54k Jun 2024: 50k Jul 2024: 54k Aug 2024: 52k Sep 2024: 51k Oct 2024: 54k Nov 2024: 51k Dec 2024: 52k Jan 2025: 53k Feb 2025: 47k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 49k May 2025: 50k Jun 2025: 49k Jul 2025: 52k Aug 2025: 48k Sep 2025: 51k Oct 2025: 52k Nov 2025: 48k Dec 2025: 52k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 46k Mar 2026: 49k Apr 2026: 48k May 2026: 46k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Metoclopramide hydrochloride versus Ketamine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Metoclopramide hydrochloride Ketamine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 46,190 52
Items, last 12 months 591,205 711
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £107,211 £3,851

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