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Ketamine vs Midazolam hydrochloride

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

Midazolam hydrochloride was dispensed 4,908.0× as often as Ketamine in March 2026 — 24,540 items versus 5 in England.

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Ketamine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

24,540items

Midazolam hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ketamine versus Midazolam hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ketamine   ·   ╌ Midazolam hydrochloride

Midazolam hydroc… 5

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ketamine versus Midazolam hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Ketamine Midazolam hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 5 24,540
Items, last 12 months 111 289,602
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £466 £107,889

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