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Thioridazine vs Lithium carbonate

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

Lithium carbonate was dispensed 16,878.0× as often as Thioridazine in May 2026 — 67,512 items versus 4 in England.

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Thioridazine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,512items

Lithium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Thioridazine versus Lithium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Thioridazine   ·   ╌ Lithium carbonate

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Lithium carbonat… 4 Jan 2021: 4 Feb 2021: 9 Mar 2021: 4 Apr 2021: 10 May 2021: 3 Jun 2021: 6 Jul 2021: 7 Aug 2021: 3 Sep 2021: 6 Oct 2021: 3 Nov 2021: 6 Dec 2021: 7 Jan 2022: 4 Feb 2022: 5 Mar 2022: 6 Apr 2022: 5 May 2022: 3 Jun 2022: 5 Jul 2022: 8 Aug 2022: 3 Sep 2022: 4 Oct 2022: 5 Nov 2022: 2 Dec 2022: 4 Jan 2023: 3 Feb 2023: 5 Mar 2023: 3 Apr 2023: 5 May 2023: 3 Jun 2023: 6 Jul 2023: 4 Aug 2023: 5 Sep 2023: 7 Oct 2023: 3 Nov 2023: 6 Dec 2023: 4 Jan 2024: 6 Feb 2024: 4 Mar 2024: 4 Apr 2024: 3 May 2024: 8 Jun 2024: 7 Jul 2024: 5 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 2 Nov 2024: 6 Dec 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 4 Feb 2025: 3 Mar 2025: 4 Apr 2025: 4 May 2025: 6 Jun 2025: 6 Jul 2025: 3 Aug 2025: 4 Sep 2025: 6 Oct 2025: 6 Nov 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 4 Jan 2026: 7 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 6 Apr 2026: 6 May 2026: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Thioridazine versus Lithium carbonate, May 2026
Measure Thioridazine Lithium carbonate
Items, May 2026 4 67,512
Items, last 12 months 57 827,478
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,423 £445,328

See the full profile for Thioridazine or Lithium carbonate.