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Atenolol vs Celiprolol hydrochloride

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

Atenolol was dispensed 219.9× as often as Celiprolol hydrochloride in June 2026 — 291,586 items versus 1,326 in England.

291,586items

Atenolol · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,326items

Celiprolol hydrochloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Atenolol versus Celiprolol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Atenolol   ·   ╌ Celiprolol hydrochloride

0 243k 485k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Celiprolol hydro… 291,586 Jan 2021: 465k Feb 2021: 437k Mar 2021: 485k Apr 2021: 467k May 2021: 441k Jun 2021: 468k Jul 2021: 464k Aug 2021: 442k Sep 2021: 456k Oct 2021: 432k Nov 2021: 446k Dec 2021: 466k Jan 2022: 424k Feb 2022: 407k Mar 2022: 450k Apr 2022: 419k May 2022: 431k Jun 2022: 414k Jul 2022: 410k Aug 2022: 422k Sep 2022: 412k Oct 2022: 403k Nov 2022: 409k Dec 2022: 411k Jan 2023: 396k Feb 2023: 364k Mar 2023: 410k Apr 2023: 367k May 2023: 389k Jun 2023: 390k Jul 2023: 374k Aug 2023: 385k Sep 2023: 370k Oct 2023: 371k Nov 2023: 372k Dec 2023: 368k Jan 2024: 369k Feb 2024: 345k Mar 2024: 349k Apr 2024: 357k May 2024: 362k Jun 2024: 332k Jul 2024: 361k Aug 2024: 347k Sep 2024: 333k Oct 2024: 350k Nov 2024: 332k Dec 2024: 340k Jan 2025: 340k Feb 2025: 303k Mar 2025: 318k Apr 2025: 319k May 2025: 327k Jun 2025: 311k Jul 2025: 331k Aug 2025: 302k Sep 2025: 313k Oct 2025: 320k Nov 2025: 292k Dec 2025: 321k Jan 2026: 301k Feb 2026: 276k Mar 2026: 301k Apr 2026: 292k May 2026: 284k Jun 2026: 292k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Atenolol versus Celiprolol hydrochloride, June 2026
Measure Atenolol Celiprolol hydrochloride
Items, June 2026 291,586 1,326
Items, last 12 months 3,624,244 16,351
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £205,019 £62,622

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