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Torasemide vs Spironolactone

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

Spironolactone was dispensed 345.0× as often as Torasemide in March 2026 — 367,450 items versus 1,065 in England.

1,065items

Torasemide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

367,450items

Spironolactone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Torasemide versus Spironolactone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Torasemide   ·   ╌ Spironolactone

Spironolactone 1,065

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Torasemide versus Spironolactone, March 2026
Measure Torasemide Spironolactone
Items, March 2026 1,065 367,450
Items, last 12 months 13,178 4,181,506
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £16,357 £1,253,634

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