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Sodium chloride vs Pilocarpine hydrochloride

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

Pilocarpine hydrochloride was dispensed 1,120.0× as often as Sodium chloride in March 2026 — 2,240 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Sodium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,240items

Pilocarpine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sodium chloride   ·   ╌ Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Pilocarpine hydr… 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium chloride versus Pilocarpine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Sodium chloride Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 2 2,240
Items, last 12 months 55 25,827
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £546 £102,592

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