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Zolpidem tartrate vs Bromazepam

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

Zolpidem tartrate was dispensed 42,790.0× as often as Bromazepam in May 2026 — 42,790 items versus 1 in England.

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Zolpidem tartrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Bromazepam · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Zolpidem tartrate versus Bromazepam: national items dispensed by month

▬ Zolpidem tartrate   ·   ╌ Bromazepam

0 29k 59k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Bromazepam 42,790 Jan 2021: 51k Feb 2021: 48k Mar 2021: 54k Apr 2021: 51k May 2021: 48k Jun 2021: 51k Jul 2021: 51k Aug 2021: 49k Sep 2021: 51k Oct 2021: 49k Nov 2021: 50k Dec 2021: 53k Jan 2022: 50k Feb 2022: 46k Mar 2022: 52k Apr 2022: 49k May 2022: 50k Jun 2022: 49k Jul 2022: 48k Aug 2022: 50k Sep 2022: 49k Oct 2022: 49k Nov 2022: 51k Dec 2022: 55k Jan 2023: 55k Feb 2023: 52k Mar 2023: 59k Apr 2023: 51k May 2023: 53k Jun 2023: 54k Jul 2023: 51k Aug 2023: 52k Sep 2023: 51k Oct 2023: 52k Nov 2023: 51k Dec 2023: 51k Jan 2024: 52k Feb 2024: 48k Mar 2024: 48k Apr 2024: 49k May 2024: 51k Jun 2024: 46k Jul 2024: 50k Aug 2024: 48k Sep 2024: 47k Oct 2024: 50k Nov 2024: 47k Dec 2024: 49k Jan 2025: 49k Feb 2025: 44k Mar 2025: 46k Apr 2025: 46k May 2025: 47k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 48k Aug 2025: 45k Sep 2025: 46k Oct 2025: 47k Nov 2025: 44k Dec 2025: 48k Jan 2026: 46k Feb 2026: 42k Mar 2026: 46k Apr 2026: 44k May 2026: 43k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Zolpidem tartrate versus Bromazepam, May 2026
Measure Zolpidem tartrate Bromazepam
Items, May 2026 42,790 1
Items, last 12 months 542,535 4
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £31,012 £23

See the full profile for Zolpidem tartrate or Bromazepam.