Medicines
Central Nervous System
Antidepressant drugs
Fluoxetine hydrochloride

Fluoxetine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Antidepressant drugs BNF 0403030E0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fluoxetine hydrochloride was ranked 38th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 622,211 items, down 3.4% on a year earlier.

622,211items -3.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,600,833items

Rolling 12 months

£1,102,342

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Fluoxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
Presentations 11 shown
Average cost / item £1.77
Year on year Down 3.4% 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 Fluoxetine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Fluoxetine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Fluoxetine 20mg capsules	0403030E0AAAAAA	494,517	£669,211
Fluoxetine 40mg capsules	0403030E0AAANAN	35,165	£57,213
Fluoxetine 60mg capsules	0403030E0AAAEAE	30,181	£34,560
Fluoxetine 10mg capsules	0403030E0AAALAL	28,666	£81,994
Fluoxetine 30mg capsules	0403030E0AAAMAM	20,456	£29,839
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution	0403030E0AAACAC	7,844	£113,772
Olena 20mg dispersible tablets	0403030E0BHAAAK	2,621	£12,653
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	0403030E0AAAHAH	1,616	£23,655
Fluoxetine 10mg tablets	0403030E0AAAPAP	974	£73,578
Prozep 20mg/5ml oral solution	0403030E0BGAAAH	165	£5,815
Prozac 20mg capsules	0403030E0BBAAAA	6	£53

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

Where Fluoxetine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

Top regions

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 65,806
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 62,957
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 34,799
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 31,610
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 23,167

Top dispensing practices

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

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