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Perphenazine vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 11,252.0× as often as Perphenazine in May 2026 — 67,512 items versus 6 in England.

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Perphenazine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Lithium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Perphenazine versus Lithium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Perphenazine   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lithium carbonat… 6 Jan 2021: 16 Feb 2021: 25 Mar 2021: 43 Apr 2021: 27 May 2021: 25 Jun 2021: 29 Jul 2021: 19 Aug 2021: 25 Sep 2021: 19 Oct 2021: 15 Nov 2021: 23 Dec 2021: 14 Jan 2022: 18 Feb 2022: 28 Mar 2022: 16 Apr 2022: 18 May 2022: 45 Jun 2022: 16 Jul 2022: 32 Aug 2022: 8 Sep 2022: 19 Oct 2022: 21 Nov 2022: 12 Dec 2022: 35 Jan 2023: 15 Feb 2023: 10 Mar 2023: 8 Apr 2023: 13 May 2023: 22 Jun 2023: 12 Jul 2023: 18 Aug 2023: 21 Sep 2023: 26 Oct 2023: 21 Nov 2023: 4 Dec 2023: 21 Jan 2024: 22 Feb 2024: 12 Mar 2024: 35 Apr 2024: 17 May 2024: 16 Jun 2024: 11 Jul 2024: 8 Aug 2024: 12 Sep 2024: 7 Oct 2024: 5 Nov 2024: 13 Dec 2024: 10 Jan 2025: 13 Feb 2025: 6 Mar 2025: 8 Apr 2025: 19 May 2025: 5 Jun 2025: 13 Jul 2025: 10 Aug 2025: 5 Sep 2025: 6 Oct 2025: 3 Nov 2025: 9 Dec 2025: 6 Jan 2026: 2 Feb 2026: 17 Mar 2026: 9 Apr 2026: 4 May 2026: 6

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Perphenazine versus Lithium carbonate, May 2026
Measure Perphenazine Lithium carbonate
Items, May 2026 6 67,512
Items, last 12 months 90 827,478
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £930 £445,328

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