Amitriptyline hydrochloride vs Paroxetine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Amitriptyline hydrochloride was dispensed 13.7× as often as Paroxetine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 1,420,123 items versus 103,937 in England.

1,420,123items

Amitriptyline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

103,937items

Paroxetine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amitriptyline hydrochloride versus Paroxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amitriptyline hydrochloride · ╌ Paroxetine hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amitriptyline hydrochloride versus Paroxetine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Amitriptyline hydrochloride	Paroxetine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	1,420,123	103,937
Items, last 12 months	16,560,644	1,246,246
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£1,545,559	£163,264