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Chloral hydrate 500mg/5ml oral solution/mixture BP 2000

0401010B0AABSBS · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
680items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£324,219

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

8,753items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Chloral hydrate 500mg/5ml oral solution/mixture BP 2000: national items dispensed by month

0 497 994 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 680 Jan 2021: 879 Feb 2021: 731 Mar 2021: 889 Apr 2021: 837 May 2021: 857 Jun 2021: 882 Jul 2021: 846 Aug 2021: 861 Sep 2021: 922 Oct 2021: 859 Nov 2021: 895 Dec 2021: 950 Jan 2022: 912 Feb 2022: 818 Mar 2022: 864 Apr 2022: 394 May 2022: 488 Jun 2022: 603 Jul 2022: 714 Aug 2022: 911 Sep 2022: 994 Oct 2022: 905 Nov 2022: 882 Dec 2022: 842 Jan 2023: 833 Feb 2023: 747 Mar 2023: 853 Apr 2023: 738 May 2023: 789 Jun 2023: 770 Jul 2023: 752 Aug 2023: 769 Sep 2023: 789 Oct 2023: 800 Nov 2023: 749 Dec 2023: 751 Jan 2024: 847 Feb 2024: 799 Mar 2024: 782 Apr 2024: 829 May 2024: 812 Jun 2024: 778 Jul 2024: 812 Aug 2024: 775 Sep 2024: 788 Oct 2024: 835 Nov 2024: 769 Dec 2024: 813 Jan 2025: 840 Feb 2025: 734 Mar 2025: 764 Apr 2025: 751 May 2025: 761 Jun 2025: 756 Jul 2025: 745 Aug 2025: 693 Sep 2025: 762 Oct 2025: 766 Nov 2025: 699 Dec 2025: 788 Jan 2026: 748 Feb 2026: 690 Mar 2026: 733 Apr 2026: 693 May 2026: 680

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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