Hydroxyzine hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies
Hydroxyzine hydrochloride was ranked 355th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 27,698 items, down 2.5% on a year earlier.
27,698items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£34,771
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
335,301items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Hydroxyzine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Hydroxyzine hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyzine 25mg tablets | 21,454 | £22,517 |
| Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets | 6,183 | £6,625 |
| Hydroxyzine 10mg/5ml oral suspension | 51 | £5,025 |
| Atarax 10mg tablets | 5 | £30 |
| Atarax 25mg tablets | 3 | £4 |
| Hydroxyzine 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 1 | £486 |
| Hydroxyzine 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 1 | £83 |
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