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Clomipramine hydrochloride vs Fluoxetine hydrochloride

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

Fluoxetine hydrochloride was dispensed 33.9× as often as Clomipramine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 622,211 items versus 18,371 in England.

18,371items

Clomipramine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

622,211items

Fluoxetine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clomipramine hydrochloride versus Fluoxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clomipramine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Fluoxetine hydrochloride

0 332k 664k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Fluoxetine hydro… 18,371 Jan 2021: 19k Feb 2021: 18k Mar 2021: 20k Apr 2021: 19k May 2021: 18k Jun 2021: 19k Jul 2021: 19k Aug 2021: 19k Sep 2021: 19k Oct 2021: 18k Nov 2021: 19k Dec 2021: 20k Jan 2022: 19k Feb 2022: 18k Mar 2022: 20k Apr 2022: 19k May 2022: 19k Jun 2022: 19k Jul 2022: 19k Aug 2022: 19k Sep 2022: 19k Oct 2022: 19k Nov 2022: 19k Dec 2022: 19k Jan 2023: 19k Feb 2023: 17k Mar 2023: 20k Apr 2023: 18k May 2023: 19k Jun 2023: 19k Jul 2023: 19k Aug 2023: 19k Sep 2023: 19k Oct 2023: 19k Nov 2023: 19k Dec 2023: 19k Jan 2024: 19k Feb 2024: 18k Mar 2024: 19k Apr 2024: 19k May 2024: 19k Jun 2024: 18k Jul 2024: 20k Aug 2024: 19k Sep 2024: 19k Oct 2024: 19k Nov 2024: 19k Dec 2024: 19k Jan 2025: 20k Feb 2025: 18k Mar 2025: 19k Apr 2025: 19k May 2025: 19k Jun 2025: 19k Jul 2025: 20k Aug 2025: 18k Sep 2025: 19k Oct 2025: 20k Nov 2025: 18k Dec 2025: 20k Jan 2026: 19k Feb 2026: 17k Mar 2026: 19k Apr 2026: 19k May 2026: 18k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Clomipramine hydrochloride versus Fluoxetine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Clomipramine hydrochloride Fluoxetine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 18,371 622,211
Items, last 12 months 226,230 7,600,833
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £242,900 £1,102,342

See the full profile for Clomipramine hydrochloride or Fluoxetine hydrochloride.