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Nortriptyline vs Sertraline hydrochloride

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

Sertraline hydrochloride was dispensed 23.1× as often as Nortriptyline in April 2026 — 2,190,016 items versus 94,983 in England.

94,983items

Nortriptyline · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,190,016items

Sertraline hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nortriptyline versus Sertraline hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nortriptyline   ·   ╌ Sertraline hydrochloride

0 1.1m 2.3m Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 Sertraline hydro… 94,983 Jan 2021: 59k Feb 2021: 57k Mar 2021: 64k Apr 2021: 62k May 2021: 60k Jun 2021: 63k Jul 2021: 64k Aug 2021: 61k Sep 2021: 64k Oct 2021: 62k Nov 2021: 64k Dec 2021: 68k Jan 2022: 65k Mar 2022: 69k Apr 2022: 65k May 2022: 68k Jun 2022: 66k Jul 2022: 66k Aug 2022: 68k Sep 2022: 69k Oct 2022: 68k Nov 2022: 70k Dec 2022: 70k Jan 2023: 71k Feb 2023: 65k Mar 2023: 75k Apr 2023: 68k May 2023: 73k Jun 2023: 74k Jul 2023: 73k Aug 2023: 75k Sep 2023: 74k Oct 2023: 75k Nov 2023: 76k Dec 2023: 76k Jan 2024: 78k Feb 2024: 74k Mar 2024: 76k Apr 2024: 78k May 2024: 81k Jun 2024: 77k Jul 2024: 84k Aug 2024: 80k Sep 2024: 80k Oct 2024: 85k Nov 2024: 82k Dec 2024: 84k Jan 2025: 87k Feb 2025: 78k Mar 2025: 84k Apr 2025: 84k May 2025: 88k Jun 2025: 86k Jul 2025: 92k Aug 2025: 86k Sep 2025: 91k Oct 2025: 95k Nov 2025: 87k Dec 2025: 97k Jan 2026: 94k Feb 2026: 87k Mar 2026: 97k Apr 2026: 95k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Nortriptyline versus Sertraline hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Nortriptyline Sertraline hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 94,983 2,190,016
Items, last 12 months 1,094,022 25,892,055
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £309,192 £3,713,543

See the full profile for Nortriptyline or Sertraline hydrochloride.