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Quetiapine vs Fluphenazine hydrochloride

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

Quetiapine was dispensed 95,945.5× as often as Fluphenazine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 383,782 items versus 4 in England.

383,782items

Quetiapine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4items

Fluphenazine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Quetiapine versus Fluphenazine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Quetiapine   ·   ╌ Fluphenazine hydrochloride

0 207k 413k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Fluphenazine hyd… 383,782 Jan 2021: 339k Feb 2021: 324k Mar 2021: 363k Apr 2021: 351k May 2021: 335k Jun 2021: 356k Jul 2021: 358k Aug 2021: 343k Sep 2021: 356k Oct 2021: 343k Nov 2021: 356k Dec 2021: 374k Jan 2022: 355k Feb 2022: 333k Mar 2022: 374k Apr 2022: 352k May 2022: 365k Jun 2022: 357k Jul 2022: 354k Aug 2022: 367k Sep 2022: 362k Oct 2022: 360k Nov 2022: 368k Dec 2022: 369k Jan 2023: 369k Feb 2023: 340k Mar 2023: 387k Apr 2023: 348k May 2023: 373k Jun 2023: 379k Jul 2023: 368k Aug 2023: 379k Sep 2023: 369k Oct 2023: 377k Nov 2023: 379k Dec 2023: 377k Jan 2024: 388k Feb 2024: 366k Mar 2024: 371k Apr 2024: 381k May 2024: 386k Jun 2024: 365k Jul 2024: 407k Aug 2024: 387k Sep 2024: 377k Oct 2024: 395k Nov 2024: 378k Dec 2024: 390k Jan 2025: 398k Feb 2025: 355k Mar 2025: 380k Apr 2025: 383k May 2025: 395k Jun 2025: 384k Jul 2025: 407k Aug 2025: 377k Sep 2025: 393k Oct 2025: 404k Nov 2025: 373k Dec 2025: 413k Jan 2026: 396k Feb 2026: 366k Mar 2026: 401k Apr 2026: 393k May 2026: 384k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Quetiapine versus Fluphenazine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Quetiapine Fluphenazine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 383,782 4
Items, last 12 months 4,691,278 52
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,101,012 £1,612

See the full profile for Quetiapine or Fluphenazine hydrochloride.