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Pimozide vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 326.1× as often as Pimozide in May 2026 — 67,512 items versus 207 in England.

207items

Pimozide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,512items

Lithium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Pimozide   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lithium carbonat… 207 Jan 2021: 298 Feb 2021: 249 Mar 2021: 319 Apr 2021: 283 May 2021: 273 Jun 2021: 289 Jul 2021: 292 Aug 2021: 298 Sep 2021: 265 Oct 2021: 290 Nov 2021: 279 Dec 2021: 258 Jan 2022: 258 Feb 2022: 250 Mar 2022: 268 Apr 2022: 249 May 2022: 261 Jun 2022: 236 Jul 2022: 252 Aug 2022: 225 Sep 2022: 259 Oct 2022: 259 Nov 2022: 262 Dec 2022: 210 Jan 2023: 250 Feb 2023: 257 Mar 2023: 259 Apr 2023: 255 May 2023: 270 Jun 2023: 281 Jul 2023: 228 Aug 2023: 267 Sep 2023: 231 Oct 2023: 281 Nov 2023: 410 Dec 2023: 411 Jan 2024: 410 Feb 2024: 402 Mar 2024: 392 Apr 2024: 379 May 2024: 377 Jun 2024: 340 Jul 2024: 307 Aug 2024: 346 Sep 2024: 288 Oct 2024: 342 Nov 2024: 307 Dec 2024: 270 Jan 2025: 222 Feb 2025: 214 Mar 2025: 216 Apr 2025: 226 May 2025: 235 Jun 2025: 237 Jul 2025: 215 Aug 2025: 217 Sep 2025: 225 Oct 2025: 223 Nov 2025: 201 Dec 2025: 218 Jan 2026: 211 Feb 2026: 186 Mar 2026: 226 Apr 2026: 205 May 2026: 207

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Pimozide versus Lithium carbonate, May 2026
Measure Pimozide Lithium carbonate
Items, May 2026 207 67,512
Items, last 12 months 2,571 827,478
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,603 £445,328

See the full profile for Pimozide or Lithium carbonate.