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Lormetazepam vs Zopiclone

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

Zopiclone was dispensed 519.8× as often as Lormetazepam in May 2026 — 312,949 items versus 602 in England.

602items

Lormetazepam · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

312,949items

Zopiclone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Lormetazepam   ·   ╌ Zopiclone

0 220k 441k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Zopiclone 602 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 984 Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 997 Feb 2022: 909 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 931 May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 955 Jul 2022: 945 Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 966 Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 964 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 952 May 2023: 967 Jun 2023: 991 Jul 2023: 960 Aug 2023: 973 Sep 2023: 924 Oct 2023: 925 Nov 2023: 939 Dec 2023: 931 Jan 2024: 945 Feb 2024: 910 Mar 2024: 873 Apr 2024: 939 May 2024: 921 Jun 2024: 797 Jul 2024: 920 Aug 2024: 876 Sep 2024: 821 Oct 2024: 874 Nov 2024: 780 Dec 2024: 823 Jan 2025: 805 Feb 2025: 703 Mar 2025: 672 Apr 2025: 690 May 2025: 758 Jun 2025: 676 Jul 2025: 761 Aug 2025: 670 Sep 2025: 724 Oct 2025: 720 Nov 2025: 667 Dec 2025: 728 Jan 2026: 692 Feb 2026: 622 Mar 2026: 661 Apr 2026: 673 May 2026: 602

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lormetazepam versus Zopiclone, May 2026
Measure Lormetazepam Zopiclone
Items, May 2026 602 312,949
Items, last 12 months 8,196 4,042,460
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,524 £147,665

See the full profile for Lormetazepam or Zopiclone.