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Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium

Ear, Nose and Oropharynx Drugs acting on the oropharynx BNF 1203010V0
Data updated December 2025 Download CSV
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Dispensed in December 2025

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Rolling 12 months

£3

Net ingredient cost · December 2025

Figure 1. Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium: national items dispensed by month

0 0.5 1 Apr 2023 Jun 2023 Dec 2025 1 Apr 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs acting on the oropharynx
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.72
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, December 2025

The individual products dispensed under Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium this month.

Presentations of Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium, December 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Boots Mouth Ulcer gel 1203010V0BBAAAA 1 £3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to December 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium volumes.

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

Compare Lidocaine/cetylpyridinium with

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