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Clemastine fumarate vs Cetirizine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated August 2025

Cetirizine hydrochloride was dispensed 303,247.0× as often as Clemastine fumarate in August 2025 — 303,247 items versus 1 in England.

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Clemastine fumarate · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

303,247items

Cetirizine hydrochloride · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Clemastine fumarate   ·   ╌ Cetirizine hydrochloride

0 200k 400k Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Mar 2022 Oct 2022 May 2023 Dec 2023 Aug 2025 Cetirizine hydro… 1 Jan 2021: 267 Feb 2021: 222 Mar 2021: 197 Apr 2021: 159 May 2021: 110 Jun 2021: 110 Jul 2021: 96 Aug 2021: 80 Sep 2021: 73 Oct 2021: 73 Nov 2021: 51 Dec 2021: 36 Jan 2022: 43 Feb 2022: 33 Mar 2022: 46 Apr 2022: 37 May 2022: 38 Jun 2022: 40 Jul 2022: 23 Aug 2022: 11 Sep 2022: 10 Oct 2022: 11 Nov 2022: 7 Dec 2022: 14 Jan 2023: 13 Feb 2023: 6 Mar 2023: 10 Apr 2023: 6 May 2023: 6 Jun 2023: 13 Jul 2023: 8 Aug 2023: 9 Sep 2023: 6 Oct 2023: 8 Nov 2023: 7 Dec 2023: 5 Jan 2024: 5 Feb 2024: 3 Mar 2024: 3 Apr 2024: 1 May 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 1 Feb 2025: 1 Mar 2025: 4 Aug 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2025

Clemastine fumarate versus Cetirizine hydrochloride, August 2025
Measure Clemastine fumarate Cetirizine hydrochloride
Items, August 2025 1 303,247
Items, last 12 months 28 3,523,582
Net ingredient cost, August 2025 £14 £671,873

See the full profile for Clemastine fumarate or Cetirizine hydrochloride.