Loratadine

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies

Data updated March 2026

Loratadine was ranked 165th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 119,479 items, little changed on a year earlier.

119,479items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£129,606

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,441,787items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Loratadine: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Loratadine, by items this month.

Presentations of Loratadine, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Loratadine 10mg tablets	107,631	£80,350
Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution	8,936	£29,131
Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	2,908	£20,041
Clarityn Allergy 1mg/ml syrup	3	£83
Brown & Burk Once-A-Day Hayfever & Allergy 10mg tablets	1	£2

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