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Desloratadine vs Loratadine

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

Loratadine was dispensed 9.3× as often as Desloratadine in March 2026 — 119,479 items versus 12,795 in England.

12,795items

Desloratadine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

119,479items

Loratadine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Desloratadine versus Loratadine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Desloratadine   ·   ╌ Loratadine

Loratadine 12,795

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Desloratadine versus Loratadine, March 2026
Measure Desloratadine Loratadine
Items, March 2026 12,795 119,479
Items, last 12 months 151,745 1,441,787
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £42,821 £129,606

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