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Nicotine vs Nicotine bitartrate

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

Nicotine was dispensed 112.1× as often as Nicotine bitartrate in March 2026 — 21,967 items versus 196 in England.

21,967items

Nicotine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

196items

Nicotine bitartrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nicotine versus Nicotine bitartrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nicotine   ·   ╌ Nicotine bitartrate

Nicotine bitartr… 21,967

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Nicotine versus Nicotine bitartrate, March 2026
Measure Nicotine Nicotine bitartrate
Items, March 2026 21,967 196
Items, last 12 months 266,922 2,374
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £756,602 £4,108

See the full profile for Nicotine or Nicotine bitartrate.