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Imipramine hydrochloride vs Fluoxetine hydrochloride

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

Fluoxetine hydrochloride was dispensed 84.5× as often as Imipramine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 650,914 items versus 7,703 in England.

7,703items

Imipramine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

650,914items

Fluoxetine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Imipramine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Fluoxetine hydrochloride

Fluoxetine hydro… 7,703

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Imipramine hydrochloride versus Fluoxetine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Imipramine hydrochloride Fluoxetine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 7,703 650,914
Items, last 12 months 95,336 7,603,442
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £73,931 £2,113,519

See the full profile for Imipramine hydrochloride or Fluoxetine hydrochloride.