Loperamide hydrochloride

Acute diarrhoea | Gastro-Intestinal System

Items (National)
1.7M
NHS Cost
£7.4M
Practices
7,267
Avg per Practice
233

Overview

Loperamide hydrochloride is prescribed by 7,267 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 1,692,457 items were prescribed at a total cost of £7,365,913 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Gastro-Intestinal System, Section Acute diarrhoea.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
143,228
Jun 2026
134,054
Jun 2026
146,342
Jun 2026
142,387
Jun 2026
137,911
Jun 2026
144,904
Jun 2026
136,711
Jun 2026
142,249
Jun 2026
144,065
Jun 2026
127,155
Jun 2026
135,604
Jun 2026
136,322

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
NE 61.3K 146 420 +80.4% ▲
S 59.4K 181 328 +41.0% ▲
B 55.2K 273 202 -13.2% ▼
M 42.0K 183 229 -1.5% vs avg
L 38.4K 147 262 +12.3% ▲
NG 38.4K 140 274 +17.7% ▲
PE 32.8K 94 349 +49.8% ▲
LS 31.2K 92 339 +45.4% ▲
PL 29.3K 49 598 +156.8% ▲
DN 29.1K 91 319 +37.1% ▲
NR 28.8K 75 385 +65.1% ▲
EX 27.4K 62 443 +90.0% ▲
TS 27.2K 77 353 +51.4% ▲
LE 26.9K 125 215 -7.7% ▼
BS 26.7K 81 330 +41.5% ▲
PO 26.5K 66 402 +72.5% ▲
BN 26.0K 79 329 +41.1% ▲
DE 24.6K 84 292 +25.5% ▲
WA 24.3K 89 274 +17.4% ▲
CV 24.0K 112 215 -7.9% ▼

Top Prescribing Practices

PracticeItems
MODALITY PARTNERSHIP (AWC) 2,828
VALENS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP 2,465
MAYFLOWER MEDICAL GROUP 1,944
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BNF Classification

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Data sourced from NHSBSA English Prescribing Dataset, CQC, and GP Patient Survey. Prescribing data does not indicate quality of care. Higher prescribing rates may reflect patient demographics. Always consult your GP for medical advice.