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Dosulepin hydrochloride vs Citalopram hydrobromide

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

Citalopram hydrobromide was dispensed 50.8× as often as Dosulepin hydrochloride in April 2026 — 1,048,392 items versus 20,653 in England.

20,653items

Dosulepin hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,048,392items

Citalopram hydrobromide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dosulepin hydrochloride versus Citalopram hydrobromide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dosulepin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Citalopram hydrobromide

0 619k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Citalopram hydro… 20,653 Jan 2021: 38k Feb 2021: 35k Mar 2021: 39k Apr 2021: 38k May 2021: 35k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 37k Aug 2021: 35k Sep 2021: 36k Oct 2021: 34k Nov 2021: 35k Dec 2021: 37k Jan 2022: 34k Feb 2022: 31k Mar 2022: 35k Apr 2022: 33k May 2022: 33k Jun 2022: 32k Jul 2022: 32k Aug 2022: 32k Sep 2022: 31k Oct 2022: 31k Nov 2022: 31k Dec 2022: 31k Jan 2023: 31k Feb 2023: 28k Mar 2023: 31k Apr 2023: 28k May 2023: 29k Jun 2023: 29k Jul 2023: 28k Aug 2023: 29k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 28k Nov 2023: 28k Dec 2023: 27k Jan 2024: 27k Feb 2024: 26k Mar 2024: 26k Apr 2024: 26k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 25k Jul 2024: 27k Aug 2024: 25k Sep 2024: 24k Oct 2024: 25k Nov 2024: 24k Dec 2024: 25k Jan 2025: 25k Feb 2025: 22k Mar 2025: 23k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 24k Jun 2025: 22k Jul 2025: 24k Aug 2025: 21k Sep 2025: 22k Oct 2025: 23k Nov 2025: 21k Dec 2025: 23k Jan 2026: 21k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 21k Apr 2026: 21k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Dosulepin hydrochloride versus Citalopram hydrobromide, April 2026
Measure Dosulepin hydrochloride Citalopram hydrobromide
Items, April 2026 20,653 1,048,392
Items, last 12 months 262,550 12,848,507
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £276,162 £899,234

See the full profile for Dosulepin hydrochloride or Citalopram hydrobromide.