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Cyproheptadine hydrochloride vs Promethazine hydrochloride

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

Promethazine hydrochloride was dispensed 1,260.9× as often as Cyproheptadine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 252,174 items versus 200 in England.

200items

Cyproheptadine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

252,174items

Promethazine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cyproheptadine hydrochloride versus Promethazine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cyproheptadine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Promethazine hydrochloride

Promethazine hyd… 200

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cyproheptadine hydrochloride versus Promethazine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Cyproheptadine hydrochloride Promethazine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 200 252,174
Items, last 12 months 2,154 2,895,697
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £4,179 £466,476

See the full profile for Cyproheptadine hydrochloride or Promethazine hydrochloride.