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Duloxetine hydrochloride

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Drugs for genito-urinary disorders BNF 0704020AA
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Duloxetine hydrochloride was ranked 320th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 32,286 items, up 8.9% on a year earlier.

32,286items +8.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

314,187items

Rolling 12 months

£120,252

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Duloxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.72
  • Year on year Up 8.9% 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 Duloxetine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Duloxetine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 0704020AAAAAAAA 19,788 £74,350
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 0704020AAAAABAB 12,377 £23,989
Duloxetine 30mg/5ml oral suspension 0704020AAAAAFAF 99 £21,137
Yentreve 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 0704020AABBAAAA 15 £462
Yentreve 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 0704020AABBABAB 7 £314

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

Where Duloxetine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Duloxetine hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Duloxetine 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.