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Amitriptyline hydrochloride vs Sertraline hydrochloride

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

Sertraline hydrochloride was dispensed 1.6× as often as Amitriptyline hydrochloride in March 2026 — 2,236,611 items versus 1,420,123 in England.

1,420,123items

Amitriptyline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,236,611items

Sertraline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amitriptyline hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Sertraline hydrochloride

Sertraline hydro… 1,420,123

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amitriptyline hydrochloride versus Sertraline hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Amitriptyline hydrochloride Sertraline hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 1,420,123 2,236,611
Items, last 12 months 16,560,644 25,770,008
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,545,559 £3,964,693

See the full profile for Amitriptyline hydrochloride or Sertraline hydrochloride.