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Melatonin vs Temazepam

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

Melatonin was dispensed 11.3× as often as Temazepam in March 2026 — 276,368 items versus 24,518 in England.

276,368items

Melatonin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

24,518items

Temazepam · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Melatonin versus Temazepam: national items dispensed by month

▬ Melatonin   ·   ╌ Temazepam

Temazepam 276,368

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Melatonin versus Temazepam, March 2026
Measure Melatonin Temazepam
Items, March 2026 276,368 24,518
Items, last 12 months 2,992,141 302,850
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £3,923,510 £501,389

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