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Clomethiazole vs Zopiclone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Zopiclone was dispensed 1,334.3× as often as Clomethiazole in March 2026 — 337,580 items versus 253 in England.

253items

Clomethiazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

337,580items

Zopiclone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clomethiazole versus Zopiclone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clomethiazole   ·   ╌ Zopiclone

Zopiclone 253

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Clomethiazole versus Zopiclone, March 2026
Measure Clomethiazole Zopiclone
Items, March 2026 253 337,580
Items, last 12 months 2,909 4,088,705
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £5,653 £160,907

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