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Citalopram hydrobromide vs Sertraline hydrochloride

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

Sertraline hydrochloride was dispensed 2.1× as often as Citalopram hydrobromide in March 2026 — 2,236,611 items versus 1,074,042 in England.

1,074,042items

Citalopram hydrobromide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,236,611items

Sertraline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Citalopram hydrobromide   ·   ╌ Sertraline hydrochloride

Sertraline hydro… 1,074,042

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Citalopram hydrobromide versus Sertraline hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Citalopram hydrobromide Sertraline hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 1,074,042 2,236,611
Items, last 12 months 12,868,995 25,770,008
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £861,072 £3,964,693

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