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Amiloride hydrochloride vs Spironolactone

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

Spironolactone was dispensed 38.4× as often as Amiloride hydrochloride in June 2026 — 380,078 items versus 9,888 in England.

9,888items

Amiloride hydrochloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

380,078items

Spironolactone · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amiloride hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Spironolactone

0 190k 380k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Spironolactone 9,888 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 Jan 2023: 10k 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 Jun 2026: 10k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Amiloride hydrochloride versus Spironolactone, June 2026
Measure Amiloride hydrochloride Spironolactone
Items, June 2026 9,888 380,078
Items, last 12 months 116,571 4,281,639
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £199,512 £1,331,384

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