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Amiloride hydrochloride vs Eplerenone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Eplerenone was dispensed 18.7× as often as Amiloride hydrochloride in May 2026 — 181,173 items versus 9,714 in England.

9,714items

Amiloride hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

181,173items

Eplerenone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amiloride hydrochloride versus Eplerenone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amiloride hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Eplerenone

0 93k 186k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Eplerenone 9,714 Jan 2021: 12k Feb 2021: 11k Mar 2021: 12k Apr 2021: 11k May 2021: 11k Jun 2021: 11k Jul 2021: 12k Aug 2021: 11k Sep 2021: 11k Oct 2021: 11k Nov 2021: 11k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 11k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 11k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 10k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 10k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 10k May 2024: 10k Jun 2024: 10k Jul 2024: 10k Aug 2024: 10k Sep 2024: 10k Oct 2024: 10k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 10k Jan 2025: 10k Feb 2025: 9k Mar 2025: 9k Apr 2025: 10k May 2025: 10k Jun 2025: 9k Jul 2025: 10k Aug 2025: 9k Sep 2025: 10k Oct 2025: 10k Nov 2025: 9k Dec 2025: 10k Jan 2026: 10k Feb 2026: 9k Mar 2026: 10k Apr 2026: 10k May 2026: 10k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Amiloride hydrochloride versus Eplerenone, May 2026
Measure Amiloride hydrochloride Eplerenone
Items, May 2026 9,714 181,173
Items, last 12 months 116,177 2,091,298
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £199,550 £432,312

See the full profile for Amiloride hydrochloride or Eplerenone.