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Citalopram 40mg tablets

0403030D0AAACAC · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
136,862items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£117,944

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,709,616items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Citalopram 40mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 83k 167k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 136,862 Jan 2021: 160k Feb 2021: 150k Mar 2021: 167k Apr 2021: 163k May 2021: 153k Jun 2021: 163k Jul 2021: 163k Aug 2021: 155k Sep 2021: 161k Oct 2021: 155k Nov 2021: 159k Dec 2021: 167k Jan 2022: 158k Feb 2022: 146k Mar 2022: 164k Apr 2022: 153k May 2022: 158k Jun 2022: 155k Jul 2022: 155k Aug 2022: 158k Sep 2022: 157k Oct 2022: 154k Nov 2022: 155k Dec 2022: 155k Jan 2023: 154k Feb 2023: 140k Mar 2023: 161k Apr 2023: 144k May 2023: 154k Jun 2023: 155k Jul 2023: 151k Aug 2023: 153k Sep 2023: 149k Oct 2023: 150k Nov 2023: 150k Dec 2023: 150k Jan 2024: 155k Feb 2024: 143k Mar 2024: 145k Apr 2024: 151k May 2024: 154k Jun 2024: 143k Jul 2024: 154k Aug 2024: 148k Sep 2024: 144k Oct 2024: 152k Nov 2024: 144k Dec 2024: 149k Jan 2025: 153k Feb 2025: 135k Mar 2025: 144k Apr 2025: 143k May 2025: 148k Jun 2025: 142k Jul 2025: 151k Aug 2025: 139k Sep 2025: 145k Oct 2025: 149k Nov 2025: 136k Dec 2025: 150k Jan 2026: 145k Feb 2026: 133k Mar 2026: 143k Apr 2026: 140k May 2026: 137k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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