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Risperidone vs Zuclopenthixol decanoate

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

Risperidone was dispensed 71.5× as often as Zuclopenthixol decanoate in May 2026 — 145,834 items versus 2,039 in England.

145,834items

Risperidone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,039items

Zuclopenthixol decanoate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Risperidone versus Zuclopenthixol decanoate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Risperidone   ·   ╌ Zuclopenthixol decanoate

0 80k 160k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Zuclopenthixol d… 145,834 Jan 2021: 147k Feb 2021: 138k Mar 2021: 154k Apr 2021: 149k May 2021: 143k Jun 2021: 151k Jul 2021: 151k Aug 2021: 145k Sep 2021: 149k Oct 2021: 144k Nov 2021: 148k Dec 2021: 154k Jan 2022: 147k Feb 2022: 137k Mar 2022: 153k Apr 2022: 145k May 2022: 151k Jun 2022: 146k Jul 2022: 146k Aug 2022: 150k Sep 2022: 148k Oct 2022: 147k Nov 2022: 151k Dec 2022: 150k Jan 2023: 150k Feb 2023: 138k Mar 2023: 155k Apr 2023: 139k May 2023: 149k Jun 2023: 151k Jul 2023: 148k Aug 2023: 150k Sep 2023: 147k Oct 2023: 150k Nov 2023: 151k Dec 2023: 148k Jan 2024: 153k Feb 2024: 144k Mar 2024: 146k Apr 2024: 150k May 2024: 153k Jun 2024: 144k Jul 2024: 156k Aug 2024: 151k Sep 2024: 147k Oct 2024: 156k Nov 2024: 149k Dec 2024: 153k Jan 2025: 156k Feb 2025: 140k Mar 2025: 146k Apr 2025: 148k May 2025: 153k Jun 2025: 149k Jul 2025: 158k Aug 2025: 146k Sep 2025: 154k Oct 2025: 157k Nov 2025: 146k Dec 2025: 160k Jan 2026: 154k Feb 2026: 142k Mar 2026: 152k Apr 2026: 151k May 2026: 146k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Risperidone versus Zuclopenthixol decanoate, May 2026
Measure Risperidone Zuclopenthixol decanoate
Items, May 2026 145,834 2,039
Items, last 12 months 1,813,342 26,355
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,080,049 £34,990

See the full profile for Risperidone or Zuclopenthixol decanoate.