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Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone) vs Propranolol hydrochloride

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

Propranolol hydrochloride was dispensed 150.2× as often as Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone) in May 2026 — 690,723 items versus 4,598 in England.

4,598items

Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

690,723items

Propranolol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone) versus Propranolol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone)   ·   ╌ Propranolol hydrochloride

0 368k 736k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Propranolol hydr… 4,598 Jan 2021: 10k Feb 2021: 10k Mar 2021: 11k Apr 2021: 10k May 2021: 10k Jun 2021: 10k Jul 2021: 10k Aug 2021: 9k Sep 2021: 10k Oct 2021: 9k Nov 2021: 9k Dec 2021: 10k Jan 2022: 9k Feb 2022: 8k Mar 2022: 9k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 9k Jun 2022: 9k Jul 2022: 8k Aug 2022: 9k Sep 2022: 8k Oct 2022: 8k Nov 2022: 8k Dec 2022: 8k Jan 2023: 8k Feb 2023: 7k Mar 2023: 8k Apr 2023: 7k May 2023: 8k Jun 2023: 8k Jul 2023: 7k Aug 2023: 8k Sep 2023: 7k Oct 2023: 7k Nov 2023: 7k Dec 2023: 7k Jan 2024: 7k Feb 2024: 7k Mar 2024: 7k Apr 2024: 7k May 2024: 7k Jun 2024: 6k Jul 2024: 6k Aug 2024: 6k Sep 2024: 6k Oct 2024: 6k Nov 2024: 6k Dec 2024: 6k Jan 2025: 6k Feb 2025: 5k Mar 2025: 5k Apr 2025: 5k May 2025: 6k Jun 2025: 5k Jul 2025: 6k Aug 2025: 5k Sep 2025: 5k Oct 2025: 5k Nov 2025: 5k Dec 2025: 5k Jan 2026: 5k Feb 2026: 5k Mar 2026: 5k Apr 2026: 5k May 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone) versus Propranolol hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone) Propranolol hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 4,598 690,723
Items, last 12 months 59,956 8,375,473
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £25,046 £1,946,611

See the full profile for Co-tenidone (Atenolol/chlortalidone) or Propranolol hydrochloride.