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Flupentixol hydrochloride vs Mirtazapine

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

Mirtazapine was dispensed 117.7× as often as Flupentixol hydrochloride in May 2026 — 1,137,415 items versus 9,667 in England.

9,667items

Flupentixol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,137,415items

Mirtazapine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flupentixol hydrochloride versus Mirtazapine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Flupentixol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Mirtazapine

0 609k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Mirtazapine 9,667 Jan 2021: 11k Feb 2021: 10k Mar 2021: 12k Apr 2021: 11k May 2021: 11k Jun 2021: 11k Jul 2021: 11k Aug 2021: 11k Sep 2021: 11k Oct 2021: 11k Nov 2021: 11k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 11k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 11k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 11k Jul 2022: 11k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 11k Oct 2022: 11k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 11k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 11k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 10k Nov 2023: 11k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 11k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 11k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 10k Jul 2024: 11k Aug 2024: 10k Sep 2024: 10k Oct 2024: 11k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 10k Jan 2025: 11k Feb 2025: 9k Mar 2025: 10k Apr 2025: 10k May 2025: 10k Jun 2025: 10k Jul 2025: 10k Aug 2025: 10k Sep 2025: 10k Oct 2025: 11k Nov 2025: 10k Dec 2025: 11k Jan 2026: 10k Feb 2026: 9k Mar 2026: 10k Apr 2026: 10k May 2026: 10k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Flupentixol hydrochloride versus Mirtazapine, May 2026
Measure Flupentixol hydrochloride Mirtazapine
Items, May 2026 9,667 1,137,415
Items, last 12 months 121,343 13,842,931
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £27,905 £1,218,242

See the full profile for Flupentixol hydrochloride or Mirtazapine.