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Paroxetine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Antidepressant drugs BNF 0403030P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Paroxetine hydrochloride was ranked 178th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 99,321 items, down 6.6% on a year earlier.

99,321items -6.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,026,610items

Rolling 12 months

£159,996

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Paroxetine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 79k 157k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 157,139 Jan 2021: 107k Feb 2021: 100k Mar 2021: 112k Apr 2021: 108k May 2021: 103k Jun 2021: 110k Jul 2021: 109k Aug 2021: 105k Sep 2021: 109k Oct 2021: 104k Nov 2021: 108k Dec 2021: 113k Jan 2022: 106k Feb 2022: 99k Mar 2022: 111k Apr 2022: 105k May 2022: 108k Jun 2022: 105k Jul 2022: 104k Aug 2022: 107k Sep 2022: 107k Oct 2022: 106k Nov 2022: 107k Dec 2022: 108k Jan 2023: 106k Feb 2023: 98k Mar 2023: 112k Apr 2023: 100k May 2023: 106k Jun 2023: 108k Jul 2023: 105k Aug 2023: 107k Sep 2023: 105k Oct 2023: 106k Nov 2023: 107k Dec 2023: 106k Jan 2024: 108k Feb 2024: 102k Mar 2024: 103k Apr 2024: 107k May 2024: 109k Jun 2024: 102k Jul 2024: 110k Aug 2024: 106k Sep 2024: 104k Oct 2024: 109k Nov 2024: 104k Dec 2024: 107k Jan 2025: 109k Feb 2025: 97k Mar 2025: 103k Apr 2025: 103k May 2025: 106k Jun 2025: 103k Jul 2025: 109k Aug 2025: 100k Sep 2025: 106k Oct 2025: 108k Nov 2025: 98k Dec 2025: 109k Jan 2026: 105k Feb 2026: 95k Mar 2026: 104k Apr 2026: 102k May 2026: 99k Jun 2026: 103k Jul 2026: 157k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.61
  • Year on year Down 6.6% 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 Paroxetine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Paroxetine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Paroxetine 20mg tablets 0403030P0AAAAAA 58,181 £77,903
Paroxetine 30mg tablets 0403030P0AAABAB 21,061 £27,036
Paroxetine 10mg tablets 0403030P0AAAKAK 14,975 £15,794
Paroxetine 40mg tablets 0403030P0AAALAL 4,766 £30,143
Seroxat 20mg tablets 0403030P0BBAAAA 177 £3,617
Seroxat 10mg tablets 0403030P0BBADAK 145 £4,666
Seroxat 30mg tablets 0403030P0BBABAB 15 £579
Paroxetine 10mg/5ml oral liquid 0403030P0AAAFAF 1 £257

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

Where Paroxetine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Paroxetine hydrochloride with

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

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The monthly series for Paroxetine 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.