Fluoxetine hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antidepressant drugs
Fluoxetine hydrochloride was ranked 37th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 650,914 items, up 5.2% on a year earlier.
650,914items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£2,113,519
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
7,603,442items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Fluoxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Fluoxetine hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fluoxetine 20mg capsules | 518,244 | £1,616,450 |
| Fluoxetine 40mg capsules | 35,826 | £60,424 |
| Fluoxetine 10mg capsules | 31,192 | £158,146 |
| Fluoxetine 60mg capsules | 30,680 | £34,572 |
| Fluoxetine 30mg capsules | 20,926 | £48,266 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution | 8,514 | £82,770 |
| Olena 20mg dispersible tablets | 2,739 | £12,960 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 1,668 | £18,516 |
| Fluoxetine 10mg tablets | 1,047 | £78,203 |
| Prozep 20mg/5ml oral solution | 74 | £3,121 |
| Prozac 20mg capsules | 4 | £91 |
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