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Ropinirole hydrochloride vs Riluzole

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

Ropinirole hydrochloride was dispensed 28.7× as often as Riluzole in June 2026 — 52,280 items versus 1,820 in England.

52,280items

Ropinirole hydrochloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,820items

Riluzole · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ropinirole hydrochloride versus Riluzole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ropinirole hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Riluzole

0 29k 57k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 Jun 2026 Riluzole 52,280 Jan 2021: 53k Feb 2021: 50k Mar 2021: 56k Apr 2021: 54k Jun 2021: 55k Jul 2021: 56k Aug 2021: 54k Sep 2021: 56k Oct 2021: 53k Nov 2021: 55k Dec 2021: 57k Jan 2022: 54k Feb 2022: 50k Mar 2022: 57k Apr 2022: 54k May 2022: 56k Jun 2022: 54k Jul 2022: 54k Aug 2022: 56k Sep 2022: 55k Oct 2022: 55k Nov 2022: 56k Dec 2022: 56k Jan 2023: 55k Feb 2023: 51k Mar 2023: 57k Apr 2023: 52k May 2023: 56k Jun 2023: 57k Jul 2023: 55k Aug 2023: 55k Sep 2023: 54k Oct 2023: 56k Nov 2023: 56k Dec 2023: 56k Jan 2024: 55k Feb 2024: 52k Mar 2024: 53k Apr 2024: 55k May 2024: 56k Jun 2024: 53k Jul 2024: 57k Aug 2024: 55k Sep 2024: 54k Oct 2024: 57k Nov 2024: 54k Dec 2024: 56k Jan 2025: 56k Feb 2025: 50k Mar 2025: 53k Apr 2025: 54k May 2025: 56k Jun 2025: 54k Jul 2025: 57k Aug 2025: 52k Sep 2025: 54k Oct 2025: 55k Nov 2025: 51k Dec 2025: 57k Jan 2026: 53k Feb 2026: 49k Mar 2026: 53k Apr 2026: 51k May 2026: 50k Jun 2026: 52k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Ropinirole hydrochloride versus Riluzole, June 2026
Measure Ropinirole hydrochloride Riluzole
Items, June 2026 52,280 1,820
Items, last 12 months 636,039 21,638
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £841,471 £478,736

See the full profile for Ropinirole hydrochloride or Riluzole.