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Fluoxetine hydrochloride vs Fluvoxamine maleate

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

Fluoxetine hydrochloride was dispensed 316.1× as often as Fluvoxamine maleate in March 2026 — 650,914 items versus 2,059 in England.

650,914items

Fluoxetine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,059items

Fluvoxamine maleate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fluoxetine hydrochloride versus Fluvoxamine maleate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fluoxetine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Fluvoxamine maleate

Fluvoxamine male… 650,914

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fluoxetine hydrochloride versus Fluvoxamine maleate, March 2026
Measure Fluoxetine hydrochloride Fluvoxamine maleate
Items, March 2026 650,914 2,059
Items, last 12 months 7,603,442 23,108
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,113,519 £41,452

See the full profile for Fluoxetine hydrochloride or Fluvoxamine maleate.