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Chlorpromazine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders BNF 0402010D0
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Chlorpromazine hydrochloride was ranked 451st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 12,392 items, down 13.1% on a year earlier.

12,392items -13.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

162,181items

Rolling 12 months

£424,812

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Chlorpromazine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £34.28
  • Year on year Down 13.1% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Chlorpromazine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Chlorpromazine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets 0402010D0AAAIAI 5,430 £159,244
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets 0402010D0AAAJAJ 3,719 £138,695
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets 0402010D0AAAKAK 2,591 £102,224
Chlorpromazine 25mg/5ml oral solution 0402010D0AAABAB 285 £4,609
Chlorpromazine 10mg tablets 0402010D0AAAHAH 179 £9,143
Chlorpromazine 100mg/5ml oral solution 0402010D0AAAFAF 108 £8,533
Chlorpromazine 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0402010D0AAAVAV 80 £2,363

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Chlorpromazine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Chlorpromazine hydrochloride volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Chlorpromazine hydrochloride with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.