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Promazine hydrochloride vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 10.3× as often as Promazine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 67,512 items versus 6,583 in England.

6,583items

Promazine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,512items

Lithium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Promazine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lithium carbonat… 6,583 Jan 2021: 10k Feb 2021: 10k Mar 2021: 11k Apr 2021: 10k May 2021: 9k Jun 2021: 10k Jul 2021: 10k Aug 2021: 10k Sep 2021: 10k Oct 2021: 10k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 11k Jan 2022: 10k Feb 2022: 9k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 10k Jun 2022: 10k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 10k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 10k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 10k Feb 2023: 9k Mar 2023: 10k Apr 2023: 9k May 2023: 9k Jun 2023: 9k Jul 2023: 9k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 9k Oct 2023: 9k Nov 2023: 9k Dec 2023: 9k Jan 2024: 9k Feb 2024: 9k Mar 2024: 9k Apr 2024: 9k May 2024: 9k Jun 2024: 8k Jul 2024: 9k Aug 2024: 9k Sep 2024: 8k Oct 2024: 9k Nov 2024: 8k Dec 2024: 8k Jan 2025: 9k Feb 2025: 8k Mar 2025: 8k Apr 2025: 8k May 2025: 8k Jun 2025: 8k Jul 2025: 8k Aug 2025: 7k Sep 2025: 8k Oct 2025: 8k Nov 2025: 7k Dec 2025: 8k Jan 2026: 7k Feb 2026: 7k Mar 2026: 7k Apr 2026: 7k May 2026: 7k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Promazine hydrochloride versus Lithium carbonate, May 2026
Measure Promazine hydrochloride Lithium carbonate
Items, May 2026 6,583 67,512
Items, last 12 months 87,780 827,478
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £442,181 £445,328

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