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Peppermint oil vs Propantheline bromide

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

Peppermint oil was dispensed 6.6× as often as Propantheline bromide in May 2026 — 42,902 items versus 6,505 in England.

42,902items

Peppermint oil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,505items

Propantheline bromide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Peppermint oil versus Propantheline bromide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Peppermint oil   ·   ╌ Propantheline bromide

0 24k 48k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Propantheline br… 42,902 Jan 2021: 43k Feb 2021: 41k Mar 2021: 46k Apr 2021: 44k May 2021: 42k Jun 2021: 44k Aug 2021: 42k Sep 2021: 44k Oct 2021: 42k Nov 2021: 44k Dec 2021: 45k Jan 2022: 43k Feb 2022: 41k Mar 2022: 46k Apr 2022: 42k May 2022: 44k Jun 2022: 44k Jul 2022: 44k Aug 2022: 45k Sep 2022: 45k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 45k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 44k Feb 2023: 41k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 44k Jun 2023: 45k Jul 2023: 43k Aug 2023: 45k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 44k Dec 2023: 44k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 43k Apr 2024: 45k May 2024: 46k Jun 2024: 43k Jul 2024: 47k Aug 2024: 45k Sep 2024: 44k Oct 2024: 46k Nov 2024: 44k Dec 2024: 44k Jan 2025: 46k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 43k Apr 2025: 43k May 2025: 46k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 48k Aug 2025: 43k Sep 2025: 46k Oct 2025: 47k Nov 2025: 42k Dec 2025: 47k Jan 2026: 45k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 45k Apr 2026: 44k May 2026: 43k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Peppermint oil versus Propantheline bromide, May 2026
Measure Peppermint oil Propantheline bromide
Items, May 2026 42,902 6,505
Items, last 12 months 535,645 75,464
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £379,906 £122,906

See the full profile for Peppermint oil or Propantheline bromide.