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Nicotine bitartrate vs Methadone hydrochloride

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

Methadone hydrochloride was dispensed 847.6× as often as Nicotine bitartrate in April 2026 — 142,400 items versus 168 in England.

168items

Nicotine bitartrate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

142,400items

Methadone hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Nicotine bitartrate   ·   ╌ Methadone hydrochloride

0 101k 203k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Methadone hydroc… 168 Jan 2021: 202 Feb 2021: 203 Mar 2021: 246 Apr 2021: 240 May 2021: 224 Jun 2021: 242 Jul 2021: 223 Aug 2021: 223 Sep 2021: 234 Oct 2021: 256 Nov 2021: 243 Dec 2021: 268 Jan 2022: 222 Feb 2022: 230 Mar 2022: 254 Apr 2022: 224 May 2022: 233 Jun 2022: 212 Jul 2022: 202 Aug 2022: 210 Sep 2022: 200 Oct 2022: 205 Nov 2022: 213 Dec 2022: 216 Jan 2023: 224 Feb 2023: 196 Mar 2023: 245 Apr 2023: 200 May 2023: 246 Jun 2023: 227 Jul 2023: 216 Aug 2023: 228 Sep 2023: 219 Oct 2023: 206 Nov 2023: 208 Dec 2023: 192 Jan 2024: 210 Feb 2024: 197 Mar 2024: 222 Apr 2024: 214 May 2024: 206 Jun 2024: 218 Jul 2024: 209 Aug 2024: 200 Sep 2024: 186 Oct 2024: 205 Nov 2024: 198 Dec 2024: 188 Jan 2025: 219 Feb 2025: 205 Mar 2025: 228 Apr 2025: 209 May 2025: 218 Jun 2025: 206 Jul 2025: 232 Aug 2025: 207 Sep 2025: 204 Oct 2025: 195 Nov 2025: 177 Dec 2025: 184 Jan 2026: 175 Feb 2026: 171 Mar 2026: 196 Apr 2026: 168

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Nicotine bitartrate versus Methadone hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Nicotine bitartrate Methadone hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 168 142,400
Items, last 12 months 2,333 1,773,912
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £3,827 £949,782

See the full profile for Nicotine bitartrate or Methadone hydrochloride.