Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Zuclopenthixol acetate vs Risperidone

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

Risperidone was dispensed 48,611.3× as often as Zuclopenthixol acetate in May 2026 — 145,834 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Zuclopenthixol acetate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

145,834items

Risperidone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Zuclopenthixol acetate versus Risperidone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Zuclopenthixol acetate   ·   ╌ Risperidone

0 80k 160k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 May 2026 Risperidone 3 Jan 2021: 12 Feb 2021: 5 Mar 2021: 13 Apr 2021: 7 May 2021: 4 Jun 2021: 7 Jul 2021: 4 Aug 2021: 6 Sep 2021: 4 Oct 2021: 8 Nov 2021: 2 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 3 Feb 2022: 1 Mar 2022: 1 Apr 2022: 4 Jun 2022: 8 Jul 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 6 Sep 2022: 3 Oct 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 3 Dec 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 2 Feb 2023: 3 Mar 2023: 2 Apr 2023: 4 May 2023: 2 Jun 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 5 Aug 2023: 2 Sep 2023: 4 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 2 Dec 2023: 2 Jan 2024: 4 Feb 2024: 6 Mar 2024: 6 Apr 2024: 6 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 3 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 6 Sep 2024: 6 Oct 2024: 6 Nov 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 5 Jan 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 4 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 7 Sep 2025: 4 Oct 2025: 7 Nov 2025: 6 Dec 2025: 7 Jan 2026: 6 Feb 2026: 7 Mar 2026: 5 Apr 2026: 2 May 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Zuclopenthixol acetate versus Risperidone, May 2026
Measure Zuclopenthixol acetate Risperidone
Items, May 2026 3 145,834
Items, last 12 months 57 1,813,342
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £145 £1,080,049

See the full profile for Zuclopenthixol acetate or Risperidone.