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Dosulepin hydrochloride

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

Dosulepin hydrochloride was ranked 392nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 20,001 items, down 15.2% on a year earlier.

20,001items -15.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

213,191items

Rolling 12 months

£270,675

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dosulepin hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 20k 39k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 22,979 Jan 2021: 38k Feb 2021: 35k Mar 2021: 39k Apr 2021: 38k May 2021: 35k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 37k Aug 2021: 35k Sep 2021: 36k Oct 2021: 34k Nov 2021: 35k Dec 2021: 37k Jan 2022: 34k Feb 2022: 31k Mar 2022: 35k Apr 2022: 33k May 2022: 33k Jun 2022: 32k Jul 2022: 32k Aug 2022: 32k Sep 2022: 31k Oct 2022: 31k Nov 2022: 31k Dec 2022: 31k Jan 2023: 31k Feb 2023: 28k Mar 2023: 31k Apr 2023: 28k May 2023: 29k Jun 2023: 29k Jul 2023: 28k Aug 2023: 29k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 28k Nov 2023: 28k Dec 2023: 27k Jan 2024: 27k Feb 2024: 26k Mar 2024: 26k Apr 2024: 26k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 25k Jul 2024: 27k Aug 2024: 25k Sep 2024: 24k Oct 2024: 25k Nov 2024: 24k Dec 2024: 25k Jan 2025: 25k Feb 2025: 22k Mar 2025: 23k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 24k Jun 2025: 22k Jul 2025: 24k Aug 2025: 21k Sep 2025: 22k Oct 2025: 23k Nov 2025: 21k Dec 2025: 23k Jan 2026: 21k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 21k Apr 2026: 21k May 2026: 20k Jun 2026: 20k Jul 2026: 23k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.53
  • Year on year Down 15.2% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Dosulepin hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Dosulepin hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Dosulepin 25mg capsules 0403010J0AAAAAA 10,398 £163,757
Dosulepin 75mg tablets 0403010J0AAAIAI 9,311 £104,863
Prothiaden 75mg tablets 0403010J0BBABAI 168 £649
Prothiaden 25mg capsules 0403010J0BBAAAA 111 £368
Dosulepin 75mg/5ml oral solution 0403010J0AABKBK 9 £404
Dosulepin 25mg/5ml oral solution 0403010J0AABJBJ 3 £550
Dosulepin 75mg/5ml oral suspension 0403010J0AAA7A7 1 £84

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.

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The monthly series for Dosulepin hydrochloride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.