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Trazodone hydrochloride vs Mirtazapine

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

Mirtazapine was dispensed 9.9× as often as Trazodone hydrochloride in March 2026 — 1,193,133 items versus 120,549 in England.

120,549items

Trazodone hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,193,133items

Mirtazapine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Trazodone hydrochloride versus Mirtazapine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Trazodone hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Mirtazapine

Mirtazapine 120,549

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Trazodone hydrochloride versus Mirtazapine, March 2026
Measure Trazodone hydrochloride Mirtazapine
Items, March 2026 120,549 1,193,133
Items, last 12 months 1,402,470 13,786,670
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £243,370 £1,207,599

See the full profile for Trazodone hydrochloride or Mirtazapine.