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Lofepramine hydrochloride vs Fluoxetine hydrochloride

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

Fluoxetine hydrochloride was dispensed 73.5× as often as Lofepramine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 622,211 items versus 8,469 in England.

8,469items

Lofepramine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

622,211items

Fluoxetine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Lofepramine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Fluoxetine hydrochloride

0 332k 664k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Fluoxetine hydro… 8,469 Jan 2021: 13k Feb 2021: 12k Mar 2021: 13k Apr 2021: 13k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 13k Jul 2021: 13k Aug 2021: 12k Sep 2021: 13k Oct 2021: 12k Nov 2021: 12k Dec 2021: 13k Jan 2022: 12k Feb 2022: 11k Mar 2022: 13k Apr 2022: 12k May 2022: 12k Jun 2022: 12k Jul 2022: 12k Aug 2022: 12k Sep 2022: 12k Oct 2022: 12k Nov 2022: 12k Dec 2022: 12k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 12k Apr 2023: 10k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 11k Jul 2023: 11k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 11k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 11k Dec 2023: 11k Jan 2024: 11k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 10k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 10k Jul 2024: 11k Aug 2024: 10k Sep 2024: 10k Oct 2024: 10k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 10k Jan 2025: 10k Feb 2025: 9k Mar 2025: 9k Apr 2025: 9k May 2025: 10k Jun 2025: 9k Jul 2025: 10k Aug 2025: 9k Sep 2025: 9k Oct 2025: 9k Nov 2025: 9k Dec 2025: 9k Jan 2026: 9k Feb 2026: 8k Mar 2026: 9k Apr 2026: 9k May 2026: 8k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lofepramine hydrochloride versus Fluoxetine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Lofepramine hydrochloride Fluoxetine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 8,469 622,211
Items, last 12 months 108,179 7,600,833
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £218,783 £1,102,342

See the full profile for Lofepramine hydrochloride or Fluoxetine hydrochloride.