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Dosulepin hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Antidepressant drugs BNF 0403010J0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Dosulepin hydrochloride was ranked 393rd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 20,653 items, down 10.1% on a year earlier.

20,653items -10.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

238,968items

Rolling 12 months

£276,162

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Dosulepin hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.37
  • Year on year Down 10.1% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Dosulepin hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Dosulepin hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Dosulepin 25mg capsules 0403010J0AAAAAA 10,695 £166,120
Dosulepin 75mg tablets 0403010J0AAAIAI 9,624 £106,685
Prothiaden 75mg tablets 0403010J0BBABAI 187 £657
Prothiaden 25mg capsules 0403010J0BBAAAA 131 £484
Dosulepin 75mg/5ml oral solution 0403010J0AABKBK 10 £483
Dosulepin 25mg/5ml oral suspension 0403010J0AAA6A6 3 £1,232
Dosulepin 25mg/5ml oral solution 0403010J0AABJBJ 3 £501

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Dosulepin hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dosulepin hydrochloride volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Dosulepin hydrochloride with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.