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Doxepin hydrochloride vs Diphenhydramine hydrochloride

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

Doxepin hydrochloride was dispensed 12.0× as often as Diphenhydramine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 132 items versus 11 in England.

132items

Doxepin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

11items

Diphenhydramine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Doxepin hydrochloride versus Diphenhydramine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Doxepin hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Diphenhydramine hydrochloride

Diphenhydramine… 132

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxepin hydrochloride versus Diphenhydramine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Doxepin hydrochloride Diphenhydramine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 132 11
Items, last 12 months 3,307 143
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,240 £59

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