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Fexofenadine hydrochloride vs Chlorphenamine maleate

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

Fexofenadine hydrochloride was dispensed 9.4× as often as Chlorphenamine maleate in March 2026 — 621,716 items versus 66,089 in England.

621,716items

Fexofenadine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

66,089items

Chlorphenamine maleate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fexofenadine hydrochloride versus Chlorphenamine maleate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fexofenadine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Chlorphenamine maleate

Chlorphenamine m… 621,716

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fexofenadine hydrochloride versus Chlorphenamine maleate, March 2026
Measure Fexofenadine hydrochloride Chlorphenamine maleate
Items, March 2026 621,716 66,089
Items, last 12 months 7,058,089 773,775
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,288,270 £419,254

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