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Mexiletine hydrochloride vs Propafenone hydrochloride

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

Propafenone hydrochloride was dispensed 5.5× as often as Mexiletine hydrochloride in April 2026 — 1,247 items versus 225 in England.

225items

Mexiletine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,247items

Propafenone hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Mexiletine hydrochloride versus Propafenone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Mexiletine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Propafenone hydrochloride

0 761.5 2k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Propafenone hydr… 225 Jan 2021: 150 Feb 2021: 156 Mar 2021: 144 Apr 2021: 161 May 2021: 142 Jun 2021: 128 Jul 2021: 157 Aug 2021: 136 Sep 2021: 129 Oct 2021: 123 Nov 2021: 11 Dec 2021: 13 Jan 2022: 29 Feb 2022: 24 Mar 2022: 70 Apr 2022: 155 May 2022: 158 Jun 2022: 117 Jul 2022: 146 Aug 2022: 135 Sep 2022: 108 Oct 2022: 120 Nov 2022: 114 Dec 2022: 115 Jan 2023: 97 Feb 2023: 98 Mar 2023: 76 Apr 2023: 61 May 2023: 54 Jun 2023: 49 Jul 2023: 52 Aug 2023: 54 Sep 2023: 62 Oct 2023: 94 Nov 2023: 50 Dec 2023: 34 Jan 2024: 77 Feb 2024: 67 Mar 2024: 78 Apr 2024: 94 May 2024: 76 Jun 2024: 65 Jul 2024: 95 Aug 2024: 94 Sep 2024: 96 Oct 2024: 102 Nov 2024: 103 Dec 2024: 118 Jan 2025: 110 Feb 2025: 114 Mar 2025: 122 Apr 2025: 162 May 2025: 171 Jun 2025: 200 Jul 2025: 209 Aug 2025: 209 Sep 2025: 221 Oct 2025: 238 Nov 2025: 191 Dec 2025: 228 Jan 2026: 221 Feb 2026: 200 Mar 2026: 220 Apr 2026: 225

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Mexiletine hydrochloride versus Propafenone hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Mexiletine hydrochloride Propafenone hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 225 1,247
Items, last 12 months 2,533 13,871
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £156,173 £14,390

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