Benzocaine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs acting on the oropharynx
Benzocaine was ranked 1172nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 154 items, down 1.9% on a year earlier.
154items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£864
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,736items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Benzocaine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Benzocaine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Benzocaine 1mg/dose oromucosal spray sugar free | 100 | £512 |
| Ultra Chloraseptic 0.71% anaesthetic throat spray original | 42 | £292 |
| Ultra Chloraseptic 0.71% anaesthetic throat spy blackcurrant | 4 | £27 |
| Ultra Chloraseptic 0.71% anaesthetic throat spray cherry | 3 | £15 |
| Ultra Chloraseptic 0.71% anaesthetic throat spy | 3 | £11 |
| Children's Chloraseptic 0.71% Sore Throat spray | 2 | £8 |
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