Chlorphenamine maleate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies
Chlorphenamine maleate was ranked 229th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 66,089 items, little changed on a year earlier.
66,089items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£419,254
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
773,775items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Chlorphenamine maleate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Chlorphenamine maleate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorphenamine 4mg tablets | 34,065 | £41,111 |
| Piriton 2mg/5ml syrup | 21,811 | £100,246 |
| Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 6,538 | £257,757 |
| Piriton 4mg tablets | 3,555 | £9,223 |
| Allerief 2mg/5ml oral solution | 63 | £195 |
| Chlorphenamine 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 50 | £10,696 |
| Hayleve 4mg tablets | 4 | £17 |
| Piriton Allergy 4mg tablets | 2 | £6 |
| Allerief 4mg tablets | 1 | £3 |
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