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Spironolactone vs Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics

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

Spironolactone was dispensed 2,379.2× as often as Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics in May 2026 — 359,260 items versus 151 in England.

359,260items

Spironolactone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

151items

Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Spironolactone versus Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics: national items dispensed by month

▬ Spironolactone   ·   ╌ Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics

0 188k 375k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Amiloride hydroc… 359,260 Jan 2021: 234k Feb 2021: 220k Mar 2021: 248k Apr 2021: 242k May 2021: 232k Jun 2021: 250k Jul 2021: 253k Aug 2021: 243k Sep 2021: 253k Oct 2021: 243k Nov 2021: 253k Dec 2021: 267k Jan 2022: 251k Feb 2022: 236k Mar 2022: 268k Apr 2022: 254k May 2022: 266k Jun 2022: 260k Jul 2022: 261k Aug 2022: 272k Sep 2022: 268k Oct 2022: 267k Nov 2022: 274k Dec 2022: 277k Jan 2023: 274k Feb 2023: 254k Mar 2023: 291k Apr 2023: 264k May 2023: 284k Jun 2023: 292k Jul 2023: 286k Aug 2023: 295k Sep 2023: 289k Oct 2023: 296k Nov 2023: 299k Dec 2023: 298k Jan 2024: 306k Feb 2024: 290k Mar 2024: 297k Apr 2024: 308k May 2024: 318k Jun 2024: 300k Jul 2024: 328k Aug 2024: 320k Sep 2024: 312k Oct 2024: 332k Nov 2024: 320k Dec 2024: 331k Jan 2025: 336k Feb 2025: 303k Mar 2025: 323k Apr 2025: 328k May 2025: 342k Jun 2025: 334k Jul 2025: 358k Aug 2025: 334k Sep 2025: 351k Oct 2025: 363k Nov 2025: 336k Dec 2025: 375k Jan 2026: 359k Feb 2026: 334k Mar 2026: 367k Apr 2026: 364k May 2026: 359k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Spironolactone versus Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics, May 2026
Measure Spironolactone Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics
Items, May 2026 359,260 151
Items, last 12 months 4,235,084 2,302
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,236,422 £12,889

See the full profile for Spironolactone or Amiloride hydrochloride with loop diuretics.