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Lorazepam vs Amobarbital

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

Lorazepam was dispensed 84,493.0× as often as Amobarbital in May 2026 — 84,493 items versus 1 in England.

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Lorazepam · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Amobarbital · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lorazepam versus Amobarbital: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lorazepam   ·   ╌ Amobarbital

0 48k 96k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Amobarbital 84,493 Jan 2021: 91k Feb 2021: 86k Mar 2021: 96k Apr 2021: 92k May 2021: 88k Jun 2021: 93k Jul 2021: 94k Aug 2021: 89k Sep 2021: 92k Oct 2021: 88k Nov 2021: 91k Dec 2021: 95k Jan 2022: 90k Feb 2022: 84k Mar 2022: 94k Apr 2022: 88k May 2022: 91k Jun 2022: 89k Jul 2022: 88k Aug 2022: 92k Sep 2022: 91k Oct 2022: 90k Nov 2022: 93k Dec 2022: 93k Jan 2023: 92k Feb 2023: 84k Mar 2023: 95k Apr 2023: 86k May 2023: 91k Jun 2023: 93k Jul 2023: 90k Aug 2023: 93k Sep 2023: 90k Oct 2023: 91k Nov 2023: 91k Dec 2023: 91k Jan 2024: 93k Feb 2024: 86k Mar 2024: 87k Apr 2024: 90k May 2024: 92k Jun 2024: 86k Jul 2024: 92k Aug 2024: 89k Sep 2024: 86k Oct 2024: 93k Nov 2024: 88k Dec 2024: 91k Jan 2025: 91k Feb 2025: 81k Mar 2025: 86k Apr 2025: 86k May 2025: 89k Jun 2025: 86k Jul 2025: 92k Aug 2025: 85k Sep 2025: 89k Oct 2025: 91k Nov 2025: 83k Dec 2025: 93k Jan 2026: 89k Feb 2026: 82k Mar 2026: 87k Apr 2026: 87k May 2026: 84k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lorazepam versus Amobarbital, May 2026
Measure Lorazepam Amobarbital
Items, May 2026 84,493 1
Items, last 12 months 1,048,788 1
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £383,206 £9

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