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Metoclopramide hydrochloride vs Prochlorperazine maleate

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

Prochlorperazine maleate was dispensed 2.6× as often as Metoclopramide hydrochloride in March 2026 — 129,782 items versus 49,235 in England.

49,235items

Metoclopramide hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

129,782items

Prochlorperazine maleate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metoclopramide hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Prochlorperazine maleate

Prochlorperazine… 49,235

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metoclopramide hydrochloride versus Prochlorperazine maleate, March 2026
Measure Metoclopramide hydrochloride Prochlorperazine maleate
Items, March 2026 49,235 129,782
Items, last 12 months 596,586 1,527,681
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £112,662 £303,318

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