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Cetirizine hydrochloride vs Omalizumab

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

Cetirizine hydrochloride was dispensed 303,247.0× as often as Omalizumab in May 2026 — 303,247 items versus 1 in England.

303,247items

Cetirizine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Omalizumab · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Cetirizine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Omalizumab

0 200k 400k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Omalizumab 303,247 Jan 2021: 302k Feb 2021: 287k Mar 2021: 345k Apr 2021: 364k May 2021: 335k Jun 2021: 398k Jul 2021: 373k Aug 2021: 328k Sep 2021: 338k Oct 2021: 301k Nov 2021: 306k Dec 2021: 311k Jan 2022: 299k Feb 2022: 282k Mar 2022: 340k Apr 2022: 332k May 2022: 368k Jun 2022: 387k Jul 2022: 359k Aug 2022: 337k Sep 2022: 321k Oct 2022: 298k Nov 2022: 300k Dec 2022: 293k Jan 2023: 296k Feb 2023: 277k Mar 2023: 322k Apr 2023: 309k May 2023: 358k Jun 2023: 400k Jul 2023: 342k Aug 2023: 326k Sep 2023: 318k Oct 2023: 301k Nov 2023: 295k Dec 2023: 284k Jan 2024: 299k Feb 2024: 283k Mar 2024: 298k Apr 2024: 325k May 2024: 354k Jun 2024: 352k Jul 2024: 356k Aug 2024: 322k Sep 2024: 307k Oct 2024: 303k Nov 2024: 284k Dec 2024: 283k Jan 2025: 293k Feb 2025: 262k Mar 2025: 297k Apr 2025: 321k May 2025: 337k Jun 2025: 335k Jul 2025: 337k Aug 2025: 290k Sep 2025: 299k Oct 2025: 288k Nov 2025: 260k Dec 2025: 280k Jan 2026: 275k Feb 2026: 253k Mar 2026: 298k Apr 2026: 307k May 2026: 303k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Cetirizine hydrochloride versus Omalizumab, May 2026
Measure Cetirizine hydrochloride Omalizumab
Items, May 2026 303,247 1
Items, last 12 months 3,523,582 15
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £671,873 £256

See the full profile for Cetirizine hydrochloride or Omalizumab.