Cetirizine hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies
Cetirizine hydrochloride was ranked 92nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 297,912 items, little changed on a year earlier.
297,912items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£716,328
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
3,571,835items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Cetirizine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Cetirizine hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cetirizine 10mg tablets | 249,985 | £190,805 |
| Cetirizine 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 42,056 | £463,524 |
| Zirtek Allergy 1mg/ml oral solution | 5,339 | £56,058 |
| Zirtek Allergy 10mg tablets | 245 | £3,045 |
| Piriteze Allergy 1mg/ml syrup | 165 | £1,592 |
| Piriteze Allergy 10mg tablets | 48 | £606 |
| Benadryl Allergy Children's 1mg/ml oral solution | 35 | £267 |
| Benadryl Allergy Liquid Release 10mg capsules | 19 | £222 |
| Zirtek Allergy Relief 10mg tablets | 6 | £123 |
| Allacan 10mg tablets | 6 | £44 |
| Sentanase Allergy Relief 10mg tablets | 3 | £12 |
| Zirtek Allergy Relief for Children 1mg/ml oral solution | 2 | £6 |
| Zirtek 10mg tablets | 1 | £8 |
| Benadryl One A Day Relief 10mg tablets | 1 | £15 |
| Galpharm Hayfever and Allergy Relief 10mg tablets | 1 | £1 |
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