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Tramadol hydrochloride vs Pizotifen malate

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

Tramadol hydrochloride was dispensed 9.4× as often as Pizotifen malate in May 2026 — 398,142 items versus 42,229 in England.

398,142items

Tramadol hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

42,229items

Pizotifen malate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tramadol hydrochloride versus Pizotifen malate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tramadol hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Pizotifen malate

0 253k 506k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Pizotifen malate 398,142 Jan 2021: 477k Feb 2021: 449k Mar 2021: 506k Apr 2021: 490k May 2021: 464k Jun 2021: 496k Jul 2021: 494k Aug 2021: 470k Sep 2021: 493k Oct 2021: 469k Nov 2021: 483k Dec 2021: 505k Jan 2022: 470k Feb 2022: 443k Mar 2022: 502k Apr 2022: 469k May 2022: 482k Jun 2022: 473k Jul 2022: 465k Aug 2022: 478k Sep 2022: 475k Oct 2022: 463k Nov 2022: 469k Dec 2022: 472k Jan 2023: 464k Feb 2023: 426k Mar 2023: 485k Apr 2023: 434k May 2023: 463k Jun 2023: 469k Jul 2023: 452k Aug 2023: 462k Sep 2023: 449k Oct 2023: 454k Nov 2023: 452k Dec 2023: 450k Jan 2024: 457k Feb 2024: 426k Mar 2024: 436k Apr 2024: 447k May 2024: 459k Jun 2024: 422k Jul 2024: 460k Aug 2024: 441k Sep 2024: 427k Oct 2024: 451k Nov 2024: 426k Dec 2024: 438k Jan 2025: 444k Feb 2025: 395k Mar 2025: 420k Apr 2025: 422k May 2025: 435k Jun 2025: 416k Jul 2025: 442k Aug 2025: 407k Sep 2025: 426k Oct 2025: 437k Nov 2025: 395k Dec 2025: 438k Jan 2026: 416k Feb 2026: 381k Mar 2026: 418k Apr 2026: 411k May 2026: 398k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tramadol hydrochloride versus Pizotifen malate, May 2026
Measure Tramadol hydrochloride Pizotifen malate
Items, May 2026 398,142 42,229
Items, last 12 months 4,985,868 522,862
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,423,810 £86,629

See the full profile for Tramadol hydrochloride or Pizotifen malate.