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Nicotine vs Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

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

Nicotine was dispensed 1,569.1× as often as Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 21,967 items versus 14 in England.

21,967items

Nicotine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

14items

Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nicotine versus Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nicotine   ·   ╌ Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

Buprenorph hydro… 21,967

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Nicotine versus Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Nicotine Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 21,967 14
Items, last 12 months 266,922 2,650
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £756,602 £343

See the full profile for Nicotine or Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride.