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Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride vs Procyclidine hydrochloride

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

Procyclidine hydrochloride was dispensed 8.0× as often as Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride in June 2026 — 80,660 items versus 10,128 in England.

10,128items

Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

80,660items

Procyclidine hydrochloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride versus Procyclidine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Procyclidine hydrochloride

0 42k 84k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Procyclidine hyd… 10,128 Jan 2021: 10k Feb 2021: 9k Mar 2021: 11k Apr 2021: 10k May 2021: 10k Jun 2021: 10k Jul 2021: 10k Aug 2021: 10k Sep 2021: 10k Oct 2021: 10k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 11k Jan 2022: 10k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 10k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 11k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 11k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 11k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 11k Feb 2024: 11k Mar 2024: 11k Apr 2024: 11k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 10k Jul 2024: 11k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 11k Oct 2024: 11k Nov 2024: 11k Dec 2024: 11k Jan 2025: 11k Feb 2025: 10k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 11k May 2025: 11k Jun 2025: 11k Jul 2025: 11k Aug 2025: 10k Sep 2025: 10k Oct 2025: 11k Nov 2025: 10k Dec 2025: 11k Jan 2026: 10k Feb 2026: 9k Mar 2026: 10k Apr 2026: 10k May 2026: 10k Jun 2026: 10k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride versus Procyclidine hydrochloride, June 2026
Measure Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride Procyclidine hydrochloride
Items, June 2026 10,128 80,660
Items, last 12 months 122,500 953,477
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £1,250,453 £274,709

See the full profile for Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride or Procyclidine hydrochloride.