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Fluoxetine hydrochloride vs Sertraline hydrochloride

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

Sertraline hydrochloride was dispensed 3.4× as often as Fluoxetine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 2,236,611 items versus 650,914 in England.

650,914items

Fluoxetine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,236,611items

Sertraline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Fluoxetine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Sertraline hydrochloride

Sertraline hydro… 650,914

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fluoxetine hydrochloride versus Sertraline hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Fluoxetine hydrochloride Sertraline hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 650,914 2,236,611
Items, last 12 months 7,603,442 25,770,008
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,113,519 £3,964,693

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