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Sodium benzoate vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2025

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 2,193.0× as often as Sodium benzoate in March 2025 — 2,193 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Sodium benzoate · March 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,193items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · March 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium benzoate versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium benzoate   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

0 1k 2k Jan 2021 Jun 2021 Nov 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Jun 2024 Mar 2025 Pilocarpine hydr… 1 Jan 2021: 21 Feb 2021: 11 Mar 2021: 16 Apr 2021: 9 May 2021: 11 Jun 2021: 8 Jul 2021: 7 Aug 2021: 15 Sep 2021: 8 Oct 2021: 5 Nov 2021: 8 Dec 2021: 6 Feb 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 6 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 3 Jun 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 3 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 1 May 2024: 3 Jun 2024: 2 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 1 Mar 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2025

Sodium benzoate versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, March 2025
Measure Sodium benzoate Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, March 2025 1 2,193
Items, last 12 months 19 26,076
Net ingredient cost, March 2025 £31 £97,068

See the full profile for Sodium benzoate or Pilocarpine hydrochloride.