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Loratadine vs Cetirizine hydrochloride

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

Cetirizine hydrochloride was dispensed 2.5× as often as Loratadine in March 2026 — 297,912 items versus 119,479 in England.

119,479items

Loratadine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

297,912items

Cetirizine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Loratadine versus Cetirizine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Loratadine   ·   ╌ Cetirizine hydrochloride

Cetirizine hydro… 119,479

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Loratadine versus Cetirizine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Loratadine Cetirizine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 119,479 297,912
Items, last 12 months 1,441,787 3,571,835
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £129,606 £716,328

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