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Sodium benzoate vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 2,240.0× as often as Sodium benzoate in March 2025 — 2,240 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Sodium benzoate · March 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,240items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · March 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sodium benzoate   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Pilocarpine hydr… 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 2,240
Items, last 12 months 19 25,827
Net ingredient cost, March 2025 £31 £102,592

See the full profile for Sodium benzoate or Pilocarpine hydrochloride.