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Trazodone hydrochloride vs Sertraline hydrochloride

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

Sertraline hydrochloride was dispensed 18.6× as often as Trazodone hydrochloride in May 2026 — 2,151,793 items versus 115,784 in England.

115,784items

Trazodone hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,151,793items

Sertraline hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Trazodone hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Sertraline hydrochloride

0 1.1m 2.3m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sertraline hydro… 115,784 Jan 2021: 100k Feb 2021: 95k Mar 2021: 106k Apr 2021: 103k May 2021: 98k Jun 2021: 104k Jul 2021: 105k Aug 2021: 100k Sep 2021: 103k Oct 2021: 100k Nov 2021: 104k Dec 2021: 108k Jan 2022: 102k Feb 2022: 96k Mar 2022: 108k Apr 2022: 101k May 2022: 105k Jun 2022: 102k Jul 2022: 102k Aug 2022: 105k Sep 2022: 103k Oct 2022: 104k Nov 2022: 106k Dec 2022: 106k Jan 2023: 106k Feb 2023: 97k Mar 2023: 111k Apr 2023: 100k May 2023: 107k Jun 2023: 110k Jul 2023: 106k Aug 2023: 109k Sep 2023: 107k Oct 2023: 108k Nov 2023: 111k Dec 2023: 109k Jan 2024: 113k Feb 2024: 107k Mar 2024: 107k Apr 2024: 112k May 2024: 114k Jun 2024: 106k Jul 2024: 116k Aug 2024: 112k Sep 2024: 110k Oct 2024: 117k Nov 2024: 111k Dec 2024: 115k Jan 2025: 119k Feb 2025: 106k Mar 2025: 112k Apr 2025: 113k May 2025: 117k Jun 2025: 114k Jul 2025: 121k Aug 2025: 111k Sep 2025: 118k Oct 2025: 122k Nov 2025: 112k Dec 2025: 124k Jan 2026: 120k Feb 2026: 110k Mar 2026: 121k Apr 2026: 119k May 2026: 116k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Trazodone hydrochloride versus Sertraline hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Trazodone hydrochloride Sertraline hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 115,784 2,151,793
Items, last 12 months 1,407,146 25,901,702
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £243,390 £4,396,941

See the full profile for Trazodone hydrochloride or Sertraline hydrochloride.