Paroxetine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antidepressant drugs

Data updated March 2026

Paroxetine hydrochloride was ranked 180th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 103,937 items, up 1.0% on a year earlier.

103,937items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£163,264

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,246,246items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Paroxetine hydrochloride: 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 Paroxetine hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Paroxetine hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Paroxetine 20mg tablets	61,004	£75,840
Paroxetine 30mg tablets	21,951	£26,344
Paroxetine 10mg tablets	15,523	£14,850
Paroxetine 40mg tablets	4,976	£31,859
Seroxat 10mg tablets	296	£9,063
Seroxat 20mg tablets	159	£3,142
Seroxat 30mg tablets	25	£1,046
Paroxetine 10mg/5ml oral liquid	3	£1,119

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