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Nicotine vs Naltrexone hydrochloride

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

Nicotine was dispensed 12.0× as often as Naltrexone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 21,967 items versus 1,827 in England.

21,967items

Nicotine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,827items

Naltrexone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nicotine versus Naltrexone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nicotine   ·   ╌ Naltrexone hydrochloride

Naltrexone hydro… 21,967

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Nicotine versus Naltrexone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Nicotine Naltrexone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 21,967 1,827
Items, last 12 months 266,922 20,376
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £756,602 £148,351

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