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Ketotifen fumarate vs Chlorphenamine maleate

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

Chlorphenamine maleate was dispensed 37.1× as often as Ketotifen fumarate in May 2026 — 66,137 items versus 1,781 in England.

1,781items

Ketotifen fumarate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

66,137items

Chlorphenamine maleate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ketotifen fumarate versus Chlorphenamine maleate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ketotifen fumarate   ·   ╌ Chlorphenamine maleate

0 48k 95k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Chlorphenamine m… 1,781 Jan 2021: 492 Feb 2021: 459 Mar 2021: 557 Apr 2021: 601 May 2021: 616 Jun 2021: 671 Jul 2021: 680 Aug 2021: 658 Sep 2021: 683 Oct 2021: 541 Nov 2021: 773 Dec 2021: 770 Jan 2022: 775 Feb 2022: 699 Mar 2022: 775 Apr 2022: 747 May 2022: 858 Jun 2022: 841 Jul 2022: 826 Aug 2022: 831 Sep 2022: 889 Oct 2022: 879 Nov 2022: 948 Dec 2022: 961 Jan 2023: 983 Feb 2023: 836 Mar 2023: 792 Apr 2023: 727 May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 888 Oct 2023: 727 Nov 2023: 803 Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 988 Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 2k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 2k Nov 2025: 2k Dec 2025: 2k Jan 2026: 2k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 2k May 2026: 2k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ketotifen fumarate versus Chlorphenamine maleate, May 2026
Measure Ketotifen fumarate Chlorphenamine maleate
Items, May 2026 1,781 66,137
Items, last 12 months 19,765 763,427
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £46,736 £432,963

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