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Olanzapine vs Ziprasidone hydrochloride

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

Olanzapine was dispensed 113,871.5× as often as Ziprasidone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 227,743 items versus 2 in England.

227,743items

Olanzapine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Ziprasidone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Olanzapine versus Ziprasidone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Olanzapine   ·   ╌ Ziprasidone hydrochloride

Ziprasidone hydr… 227,743

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Olanzapine versus Ziprasidone hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Olanzapine Ziprasidone hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 227,743 2
Items, last 12 months 2,701,116 19
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £371,369 £795

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