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Orphenadrine hydrochloride vs Procyclidine hydrochloride

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

Procyclidine hydrochloride was dispensed 263.1× as often as Orphenadrine hydrochloride in April 2026 — 78,931 items versus 300 in England.

300items

Orphenadrine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

78,931items

Procyclidine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Orphenadrine hydrochloride versus Procyclidine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Orphenadrine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Procyclidine hydrochloride

0 42k 84k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Procyclidine hyd… 300 Jan 2021: 504 Feb 2021: 474 Mar 2021: 517 Apr 2021: 482 May 2021: 455 Jun 2021: 498 Jul 2021: 473 Aug 2021: 498 Sep 2021: 465 Oct 2021: 471 Nov 2021: 462 Dec 2021: 483 Jan 2022: 466 Feb 2022: 420 Mar 2022: 529 Apr 2022: 485 May 2022: 474 Jun 2022: 453 Jul 2022: 451 Aug 2022: 486 Sep 2022: 446 Oct 2022: 454 Nov 2022: 445 Dec 2022: 456 Jan 2023: 444 Feb 2023: 407 Mar 2023: 449 Apr 2023: 421 May 2023: 410 Jun 2023: 432 Jul 2023: 390 Aug 2023: 421 Sep 2023: 402 Oct 2023: 418 Nov 2023: 427 Dec 2023: 402 Jan 2024: 414 Feb 2024: 381 Mar 2024: 378 Apr 2024: 378 May 2024: 400 Jun 2024: 370 Jul 2024: 377 Aug 2024: 364 Sep 2024: 365 Oct 2024: 379 Nov 2024: 352 Dec 2024: 314 Jan 2025: 345 Feb 2025: 303 Mar 2025: 346 Apr 2025: 330 May 2025: 345 Jun 2025: 322 Jul 2025: 357 Aug 2025: 314 Sep 2025: 369 Oct 2025: 332 Nov 2025: 304 Dec 2025: 325 Jan 2026: 339 Feb 2026: 297 Mar 2026: 323 Apr 2026: 300

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Orphenadrine hydrochloride versus Procyclidine hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Orphenadrine hydrochloride Procyclidine hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 300 78,931
Items, last 12 months 3,927 952,447
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £94,047 £275,626

See the full profile for Orphenadrine hydrochloride or Procyclidine hydrochloride.