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Quetiapine vs Aripiprazole

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

Quetiapine was dispensed 2.3× as often as Aripiprazole in March 2026 — 401,191 items versus 173,512 in England.

401,191items

Quetiapine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

173,512items

Aripiprazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Quetiapine versus Aripiprazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Quetiapine   ·   ╌ Aripiprazole

Aripiprazole 401,191

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Quetiapine versus Aripiprazole, March 2026
Measure Quetiapine Aripiprazole
Items, March 2026 401,191 173,512
Items, last 12 months 4,691,495 1,990,962
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £4,459,048 £523,892

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