Escitalopram
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antidepressant drugs
Escitalopram was ranked 121st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 193,253 items, up 13.7% on a year earlier.
193,253items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£261,734
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
2,165,619items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Escitalopram: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Escitalopram, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Escitalopram 10mg tablets | 93,628 | £103,997 |
| Escitalopram 20mg tablets | 54,289 | £59,130 |
| Escitalopram 5mg tablets | 43,528 | £53,748 |
| Cipralex 20mg/ml oral drops | 612 | £18,305 |
| Cipralex 10mg tablets | 447 | £9,195 |
| Cipralex 20mg tablets | 283 | £8,518 |
| Cipralex 5mg tablets | 158 | £2,032 |
| Enalto 15mg orodispersible tablets | 102 | £2,833 |
| Enalto 10mg orodispersible tablets | 96 | £1,590 |
| Enalto 5mg orodispersible tablets | 74 | £818 |
| Enalto 20mg orodispersible tablets | 36 | £1,568 |
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