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Bilastine vs Cetirizine hydrochloride

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

Cetirizine hydrochloride was dispensed 706.0× as often as Bilastine in March 2026 — 297,912 items versus 422 in England.

422items

Bilastine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

297,912items

Cetirizine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bilastine versus Cetirizine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bilastine   ·   ╌ Cetirizine hydrochloride

Cetirizine hydro… 422

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Bilastine versus Cetirizine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Bilastine Cetirizine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 422 297,912
Items, last 12 months 4,825 3,571,835
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £4,052 £716,328

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