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Cloral betaine vs Lorazepam

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated April 2025

Lorazepam was dispensed 84,493.0× as often as Cloral betaine in April 2025 — 84,493 items versus 1 in England.

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Cloral betaine · April 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

84,493items

Lorazepam · April 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cloral betaine versus Lorazepam: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cloral betaine   ·   ╌ Lorazepam

0 48k 96k Jan 2021 May 2021 Sep 2021 Feb 2022 Oct 2022 Apr 2025 Lorazepam 1 Jan 2021: 43 Feb 2021: 30 Mar 2021: 22 Apr 2021: 16 May 2021: 14 Jun 2021: 23 Jul 2021: 17 Aug 2021: 15 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 2 Jan 2022: 1 Feb 2022: 1 Mar 2022: 6 May 2022: 3 Aug 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Oct 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 7 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2025

Cloral betaine versus Lorazepam, April 2025
Measure Cloral betaine Lorazepam
Items, April 2025 1 84,493
Items, last 12 months 27 1,048,788
Net ingredient cost, April 2025 £249 £383,206

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