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Bendroflumethiazide vs Furosemide

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

Furosemide was dispensed 2.5× as often as Bendroflumethiazide in April 2026 — 935,760 items versus 372,429 in England.

372,429items

Bendroflumethiazide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

935,760items

Furosemide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bendroflumethiazide versus Furosemide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bendroflumethiazide   ·   ╌ Furosemide

0 505k 1m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Furosemide 372,429 Jan 2021: 636k Feb 2021: 596k Mar 2021: 663k Apr 2021: 638k May 2021: 605k Jun 2021: 639k Jul 2021: 632k Aug 2021: 599k Sep 2021: 619k Oct 2021: 583k Nov 2021: 603k Dec 2021: 628k Jan 2022: 579k Feb 2022: 539k Mar 2022: 605k Apr 2022: 564k May 2022: 584k Jun 2022: 558k Jul 2022: 554k Aug 2022: 568k Sep 2022: 551k Oct 2022: 538k Nov 2022: 544k Dec 2022: 549k Jan 2023: 529k Feb 2023: 486k Mar 2023: 547k Apr 2023: 490k May 2023: 519k Jun 2023: 521k Jul 2023: 500k Aug 2023: 509k Sep 2023: 491k Oct 2023: 490k Nov 2023: 489k Dec 2023: 485k Jan 2024: 486k Feb 2024: 455k Mar 2024: 459k Apr 2024: 469k May 2024: 478k Jun 2024: 437k Jul 2024: 473k Aug 2024: 455k Sep 2024: 434k Oct 2024: 455k Nov 2024: 431k Dec 2024: 443k Jan 2025: 442k Feb 2025: 393k Mar 2025: 413k Apr 2025: 415k May 2025: 426k Jun 2025: 403k Jul 2025: 428k Aug 2025: 390k Sep 2025: 403k Oct 2025: 409k Nov 2025: 373k Dec 2025: 410k Jan 2026: 385k Feb 2026: 352k Mar 2026: 384k Apr 2026: 372k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Bendroflumethiazide versus Furosemide, April 2026
Measure Bendroflumethiazide Furosemide
Items, April 2026 372,429 935,760
Items, last 12 months 4,735,952 11,318,863
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £272,509 £830,007

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