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Tizanidine hydrochloride vs Dronabinol/cannabidiol

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

Tizanidine hydrochloride was dispensed 15.6× as often as Dronabinol/cannabidiol in May 2026 — 8,606 items versus 550 in England.

8,606items

Tizanidine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

550items

Dronabinol/cannabidiol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tizanidine hydrochloride versus Dronabinol/cannabidiol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tizanidine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Dronabinol/cannabidiol

0 5k 9k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Dronabinol/canna… 8,606 Jan 2021: 9k Feb 2021: 8k Mar 2021: 9k Apr 2021: 9k May 2021: 8k Jun 2021: 9k Jul 2021: 9k Aug 2021: 8k Sep 2021: 9k Oct 2021: 8k Nov 2021: 9k Dec 2021: 9k Jan 2022: 8k Feb 2022: 8k Mar 2022: 9k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 9k Jun 2022: 8k Jul 2022: 9k Sep 2022: 9k Oct 2022: 8k Nov 2022: 9k Dec 2022: 9k Jan 2023: 9k Feb 2023: 8k Mar 2023: 9k Apr 2023: 8k May 2023: 8k Jun 2023: 9k Jul 2023: 8k Aug 2023: 9k Sep 2023: 8k Oct 2023: 9k Nov 2023: 9k Dec 2023: 9k Jan 2024: 9k Feb 2024: 8k Mar 2024: 8k Apr 2024: 9k May 2024: 9k Jun 2024: 9k Jul 2024: 9k Aug 2024: 9k Sep 2024: 8k Oct 2024: 9k Nov 2024: 9k Dec 2024: 9k Jan 2025: 9k Feb 2025: 8k Mar 2025: 8k Apr 2025: 9k May 2025: 9k Jun 2025: 9k Jul 2025: 9k Aug 2025: 8k Sep 2025: 9k Oct 2025: 9k Nov 2025: 9k Dec 2025: 9k Jan 2026: 9k Feb 2026: 8k Mar 2026: 9k Apr 2026: 9k May 2026: 9k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tizanidine hydrochloride versus Dronabinol/cannabidiol, May 2026
Measure Tizanidine hydrochloride Dronabinol/cannabidiol
Items, May 2026 8,606 550
Items, last 12 months 105,946 6,217
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £39,563 £175,300

See the full profile for Tizanidine hydrochloride or Dronabinol/cannabidiol.