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Ketotifen fumarate vs Loratadine

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

Loratadine was dispensed 70.6× as often as Ketotifen fumarate in March 2026 — 119,479 items versus 1,693 in England.

1,693items

Ketotifen fumarate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

119,479items

Loratadine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ketotifen fumarate   ·   ╌ Loratadine

Loratadine 1,693

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ketotifen fumarate versus Loratadine, March 2026
Measure Ketotifen fumarate Loratadine
Items, March 2026 1,693 119,479
Items, last 12 months 18,775 1,441,787
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £44,001 £129,606

See the full profile for Ketotifen fumarate or Loratadine.