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Hydroxyzine hydrochloride

Respiratory System Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies BNF 0304010J0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Hydroxyzine hydrochloride was ranked 358th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 26,404 items, down 8.8% on a year earlier.

26,404items -8.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

274,291items

Rolling 12 months

£38,631

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Hydroxyzine 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 Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies
  • Presentations 9 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.46
  • Year on year Down 8.8% 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 Hydroxyzine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Hydroxyzine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Hydroxyzine 25mg tablets 0304010J0AAACAC 20,277 £21,234
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets 0304010J0AAABAB 6,049 £8,223
Hydroxyzine 10mg/5ml oral suspension 0304010J0AAALAL 60 £5,814
Hydroxyzine 2.5mg/5ml oral solution 0304010J0AAAIAI 9 £1,306
Atarax 25mg tablets 0304010J0BBABAC 3 £6
Hydroxyzine 10mg/5ml oral solution 0304010J0AAAEAE 2 £180
Hydroxyzine 5mg/5ml oral liquid 0304010J0AAAFAF 2 £1,779
Hydroxyzine 25mg/5ml oral solution 0304010J0AAAHAH 1 £87
Atarax 10mg tablets 0304010J0BBAAAB 1 £2

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

Where Hydroxyzine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Hydroxyzine hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Hydroxyzine 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.