Amitriptyline hydrochloride vs Trazodone hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Amitriptyline hydrochloride was dispensed 11.8× as often as Trazodone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 1,420,123 items versus 120,549 in England.

1,420,123items

Amitriptyline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

120,549items

Trazodone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amitriptyline hydrochloride · ╌ Trazodone hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amitriptyline hydrochloride versus Trazodone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Amitriptyline hydrochloride	Trazodone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	1,420,123	120,549
Items, last 12 months	16,560,644	1,402,470
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£1,545,559	£243,370