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Other treatment of dry mouth preparations vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 6.3× as often as Other treatment of dry mouth preparations in May 2026 — 2,193 items versus 350 in England.

350items

Other treatment of dry mouth preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,193items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other treatment of dry mouth preparations versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other treatment of dry mouth preparations   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

0 1k 2k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Pilocarpine hydr… 350 Jan 2021: 652 Feb 2021: 611 Mar 2021: 696 Apr 2021: 629 May 2021: 620 Jun 2021: 630 Jul 2021: 630 Aug 2021: 613 Sep 2021: 616 Oct 2021: 609 Nov 2021: 612 Dec 2021: 663 Jan 2022: 625 Feb 2022: 599 Mar 2022: 681 Apr 2022: 603 May 2022: 618 Jun 2022: 615 Jul 2022: 619 Aug 2022: 654 Sep 2022: 600 Oct 2022: 613 Nov 2022: 625 Dec 2022: 609 Jan 2023: 615 Feb 2023: 525 Mar 2023: 649 Apr 2023: 582 May 2023: 658 Jun 2023: 631 Jul 2023: 633 Aug 2023: 650 Sep 2023: 622 Oct 2023: 629 Nov 2023: 613 Dec 2023: 633 Jan 2024: 640 Feb 2024: 576 Mar 2024: 587 Apr 2024: 611 May 2024: 641 Jun 2024: 601 Jul 2024: 647 Aug 2024: 648 Sep 2024: 606 Oct 2024: 657 Nov 2024: 585 Dec 2024: 611 Jan 2025: 636 Feb 2025: 575 Mar 2025: 614 Apr 2025: 590 May 2025: 694 Jun 2025: 732 Jul 2025: 758 Aug 2025: 716 Sep 2025: 818 Oct 2025: 831 Nov 2025: 731 Dec 2025: 775 Jan 2026: 756 Feb 2026: 501 Mar 2026: 494 Apr 2026: 456 May 2026: 350

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other treatment of dry mouth preparations versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Other treatment of dry mouth preparations Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 350 2,193
Items, last 12 months 7,918 26,076
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £986 £97,068

See the full profile for Other treatment of dry mouth preparations or Pilocarpine hydrochloride.