Lidocaine

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Local anaesthesia

Data updated March 2026

Lidocaine was ranked 551st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 7,430 items, up 24.6% on a year earlier.

7,430items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£148,673

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

81,342items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Lidocaine: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Lidocaine, by items this month.

Presentations of Lidocaine, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Lidocaine 5% ointment	4,078	£107,241
Xylocaine 10mg/dose spray	1,693	£16,243
LMX 4 cream	1,069	£14,459
Lidocaine 10% spray sugar free	590	£10,730

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