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Zolpidem tartrate vs Daridorexant

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

Zolpidem tartrate was dispensed 1.4× as often as Daridorexant in May 2026 — 42,790 items versus 31,372 in England.

42,790items

Zolpidem tartrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

31,372items

Daridorexant · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Zolpidem tartrate   ·   ╌ Daridorexant

0 29k 59k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Daridorexant 42,790 Jan 2021: 51k Feb 2021: 48k Mar 2021: 54k Apr 2021: 51k May 2021: 48k Jun 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 Daridorexant, May 2026
Measure Zolpidem tartrate Daridorexant
Items, May 2026 42,790 31,372
Items, last 12 months 542,535 244,867
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £31,012 £1,255,146

See the full profile for Zolpidem tartrate or Daridorexant.