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Lidocaine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs acting on the oropharynx
Data updated March 2026

Lidocaine hydrochloride was ranked 1230th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 101 items, up 27.8% on a year earlier.

101items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£688

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

968items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Lidocaine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

101

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

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

Presentations of Lidocaine hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Covonia Sore Throat 0.2%/0.05% oromucosal spray menthol 98 £668
Chloralieve Blackcurrant lozenges 3 £20

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