Lidocaine hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Local anaesthesia
Lidocaine hydrochloride was ranked 170th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 112,275 items, up 1.8% on a year earlier.
112,275items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,585,673
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,276,449items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Lidocaine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Lidocaine hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Emla 5% cream | 29,311 | £161,552 |
| Lidocaine 20mg/2ml (1%) solution for injection ampoules | 22,713 | £14,902 |
| Lidocaine 700mg medicated plasters | 14,978 | £1,192,017 |
| Instillagel gel | 11,319 | £77,912 |
| Lidocaine 40mg/2ml (2%) solution for injection ampoules | 8,533 | £6,304 |
| Lidocaine 50mg/5ml (1%) solution for injection ampoules | 8,195 | £5,487 |
| Lignospan Special 20mg/ml / 12.5micrograms/ml inj 2.2ml cart | 4,016 | £4,286 |
| Lidocaine 100mg/5ml (2%) solution for injection ampoules | 2,850 | £2,061 |
| Lidocaine 100mg/10ml (1%) solution for injection ampoules | 2,172 | £1,714 |
| Lignospan Special 20mg/ml / 12.5micrograms/ml inj 1.8ml cart | 2,056 | £2,321 |
| Lidocaine 400mg/Adrenaline (base) 100microg/20ml inj vials | 1,476 | £3,199 |
| Lidocaine 2% and Chlorhexidine gel | 890 | £8,728 |
| Lidocaine 200mg/Adrenaline (base) 100microg/20ml inj vials | 588 | £1,375 |
| Versatis 700mg medicated plasters | 577 | £49,944 |
| Ralvo 700mg medicated plasters | 556 | £40,298 |
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