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Metoclopramide hydrochloride vs Ondansetron hydrochloride

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

Metoclopramide hydrochloride was dispensed 1.5× as often as Ondansetron hydrochloride in April 2026 — 47,617 items versus 32,561 in England.

47,617items

Metoclopramide hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

32,561items

Ondansetron hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metoclopramide hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ondansetron hydrochloride

0 31k 62k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Ondansetron hydr… 47,617 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Metoclopramide hydrochloride versus Ondansetron hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Metoclopramide hydrochloride Ondansetron hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 47,617 32,561
Items, last 12 months 594,965 385,119
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £110,638 £451,241

See the full profile for Metoclopramide hydrochloride or Ondansetron hydrochloride.