Medicines
Ear, Nose and Oropharynx
Drugs acting on the oropharynx
Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Pilocarpine hydrochloride

Ear, Nose and Oropharynx Drugs acting on the oropharynx BNF 1203050P0

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Pilocarpine hydrochloride was ranked 745th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 2,293 items, up 8.4% on a year earlier.

2,293items +8.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

23,883items

Rolling 12 months

£100,101

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Pilocarpine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs acting on the oropharynx
Presentations 2 shown
Average cost / item £43.66
Year on year Up 8.4% on a year earlier

What this is

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

Where Pilocarpine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Pilocarpine hydrochloride with

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

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Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Pilocarpine 5mg tablets	1203050P0AAABAB	2,164	£94,188
Salagen 5mg tablets	1203050P0BBAAAB	129	£5,913