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Metoclopramide hydrochloride vs Ondansetron hydrochloride

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

Metoclopramide hydrochloride was dispensed 1.5× as often as Ondansetron hydrochloride in March 2026 — 49,235 items versus 32,882 in England.

49,235items

Metoclopramide hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

32,882items

Ondansetron hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metoclopramide hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ondansetron hydrochloride

Ondansetron hydr… 49,235

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metoclopramide hydrochloride versus Ondansetron hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Metoclopramide hydrochloride Ondansetron hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 49,235 32,882
Items, last 12 months 596,586 382,114
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £112,662 £469,858

See the full profile for Metoclopramide hydrochloride or Ondansetron hydrochloride.