Cetirizine hydrochloride vs Cyproheptadine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Cetirizine hydrochloride was dispensed 1,489.6× as often as Cyproheptadine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 297,912 items versus 200 in England.

297,912items

Cetirizine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

200items

Cyproheptadine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Cetirizine hydrochloride · ╌ Cyproheptadine hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cetirizine hydrochloride versus Cyproheptadine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Cetirizine hydrochloride	Cyproheptadine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	297,912	200
Items, last 12 months	3,571,835	2,154
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£716,328	£4,179