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Cinnarizine vs Ondansetron hydrochloride

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

Ondansetron hydrochloride was dispensed 1.3× as often as Cinnarizine in May 2026 — 31,833 items versus 24,656 in England.

24,656items

Cinnarizine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

31,833items

Ondansetron hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cinnarizine versus Ondansetron hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cinnarizine   ·   ╌ Ondansetron hydrochloride

0 17k 34k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ondansetron hydr… 24,656 Jan 2021: 27k Feb 2021: 26k Mar 2021: 28k Apr 2021: 27k May 2021: 26k Jun 2021: 28k Jul 2021: 28k Aug 2021: 27k Sep 2021: 28k Oct 2021: 27k Nov 2021: 27k Dec 2021: 28k Jan 2022: 26k Feb 2022: 25k Mar 2022: 28k Apr 2022: 26k May 2022: 28k Jun 2022: 27k Jul 2022: 27k Aug 2022: 28k Sep 2022: 27k Oct 2022: 27k Nov 2022: 27k Dec 2022: 24k Jan 2023: 23k Feb 2023: 25k Mar 2023: 28k Apr 2023: 24k May 2023: 26k Jun 2023: 27k Jul 2023: 26k Aug 2023: 27k Sep 2023: 26k Oct 2023: 26k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 25k Jan 2024: 27k Feb 2024: 25k Mar 2024: 25k Apr 2024: 26k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 25k Jul 2024: 27k Aug 2024: 26k Sep 2024: 26k Oct 2024: 27k Nov 2024: 25k Dec 2024: 26k Jan 2025: 27k Feb 2025: 24k Mar 2025: 25k Apr 2025: 25k May 2025: 26k Jun 2025: 26k Jul 2025: 28k Aug 2025: 25k Sep 2025: 26k Oct 2025: 27k Nov 2025: 25k Dec 2025: 27k Jan 2026: 26k Feb 2026: 24k Mar 2026: 26k Apr 2026: 26k May 2026: 25k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Cinnarizine versus Ondansetron hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Cinnarizine Ondansetron hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 24,656 31,833
Items, last 12 months 310,562 385,675
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £78,214 £425,943

See the full profile for Cinnarizine or Ondansetron hydrochloride.