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Bendroflumethiazide vs Xipamide

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

Bendroflumethiazide was dispensed 180,638.5× as often as Xipamide in May 2026 — 361,277 items versus 2 in England.

361,277items

Bendroflumethiazide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Xipamide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Bendroflumethiazide   ·   ╌ Xipamide

0 332k 663k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Xipamide 361,277 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 May 2026: 361k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Bendroflumethiazide versus Xipamide, May 2026
Measure Bendroflumethiazide Xipamide
Items, May 2026 361,277 2
Items, last 12 months 4,671,238 37
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £264,847 £8

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