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Citalopram hydrobromide vs Paroxetine hydrochloride

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

Citalopram hydrobromide was dispensed 10.3× as often as Paroxetine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 1,074,042 items versus 103,937 in England.

1,074,042items

Citalopram hydrobromide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

103,937items

Paroxetine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Citalopram hydrobromide versus Paroxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Citalopram hydrobromide   ·   ╌ Paroxetine hydrochloride

Paroxetine hydro… 1,074,042

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Citalopram hydrobromide versus Paroxetine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Citalopram hydrobromide Paroxetine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 1,074,042 103,937
Items, last 12 months 12,868,995 1,246,246
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £861,072 £163,264

See the full profile for Citalopram hydrobromide or Paroxetine hydrochloride.