Medicines
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders
Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
Papaverine hydrochloride

Papaverine hydrochloride

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Drugs for genito-urinary disorders BNF 0704050J0

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Dispensed in September 2025

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Rolling 12 months

£950

Net ingredient cost · September 2025

Figure 1. Papaverine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2025

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
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Average cost / item £950.40

What this is

Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Where Papaverine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

Top regions

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board 1

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

Compare Papaverine hydrochloride with

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The monthly series for Papaverine hydrochloride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.