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Rupatadine fumarate vs Loratadine

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

Loratadine was dispensed 577.2× as often as Rupatadine fumarate in March 2026 — 119,479 items versus 207 in England.

207items

Rupatadine fumarate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

119,479items

Loratadine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Rupatadine fumarate versus Loratadine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Rupatadine fumarate   ·   ╌ Loratadine

Loratadine 207

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Rupatadine fumarate versus Loratadine, March 2026
Measure Rupatadine fumarate Loratadine
Items, March 2026 207 119,479
Items, last 12 months 2,424 1,441,787
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £26,956 £129,606

See the full profile for Rupatadine fumarate or Loratadine.