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Promethazine hydrochloride vs Ephedrine hydrochloride

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

Promethazine hydrochloride was dispensed 252,174.0× as often as Ephedrine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 252,174 items versus 1 in England.

252,174items

Promethazine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Ephedrine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Promethazine hydrochloride versus Ephedrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Promethazine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Ephedrine hydrochloride

Ephedrine hydroc… 252,174

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Promethazine hydrochloride versus Ephedrine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Promethazine hydrochloride Ephedrine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 252,174 1
Items, last 12 months 2,895,697 1
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £466,476 £9

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