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Xipamide vs Spironolactone

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

Spironolactone was dispensed 179,630.0× as often as Xipamide in May 2026 — 359,260 items versus 2 in England.

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Xipamide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

359,260items

Spironolactone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Xipamide   ·   ╌ Spironolactone

0 188k 375k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Spironolactone 2 Jan 2021: 239 Feb 2021: 205 Mar 2021: 251 Apr 2021: 242 May 2021: 229 Jun 2021: 215 Jul 2021: 234 Aug 2021: 205 Sep 2021: 217 Oct 2021: 205 Nov 2021: 206 Dec 2021: 225 Jan 2022: 184 Feb 2022: 205 Mar 2022: 208 Apr 2022: 230 May 2022: 199 Jun 2022: 212 Jul 2022: 203 Aug 2022: 211 Sep 2022: 214 Oct 2022: 208 Nov 2022: 199 Dec 2022: 225 Jan 2023: 207 Feb 2023: 162 Mar 2023: 182 Apr 2023: 147 May 2023: 86 Jun 2023: 57 Jul 2023: 57 Aug 2023: 32 Sep 2023: 25 Oct 2023: 27 Nov 2023: 16 Dec 2023: 10 Feb 2024: 5 Mar 2024: 6 Apr 2024: 4 May 2024: 9 Jun 2024: 5 Jul 2024: 6 Aug 2024: 10 Sep 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 6 Nov 2024: 5 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 8 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 7 Apr 2025: 8 May 2025: 8 Jun 2025: 4 Jul 2025: 4 Aug 2025: 4 Sep 2025: 6 Oct 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 3 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Xipamide versus Spironolactone, May 2026
Measure Xipamide Spironolactone
Items, May 2026 2 359,260
Items, last 12 months 37 4,235,084
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £8 £1,236,422

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