Pethidine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics

Data updated March 2026

Pethidine hydrochloride was ranked 1185th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 145 items, down 2.0% on a year earlier.

145items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£8,511

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,754items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Pethidine hydrochloride: 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 Pethidine hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Pethidine hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Pethidine 50mg tablets	73	£7,962
Pethidine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules	40	£396
Pethidine 100mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules	32	£153

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