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Midazolam hydrochloride vs Alfentanil hydrochloride

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

Midazolam hydrochloride was dispensed 47.6× as often as Alfentanil hydrochloride in March 2026 — 24,540 items versus 516 in England.

24,540items

Midazolam hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

516items

Alfentanil hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Midazolam hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Alfentanil hydrochloride

Alfentanil hydro… 24,540

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Midazolam hydrochloride versus Alfentanil hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Midazolam hydrochloride Alfentanil hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 24,540 516
Items, last 12 months 289,602 6,734
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £107,889 £7,027

See the full profile for Midazolam hydrochloride or Alfentanil hydrochloride.