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Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in substance dependence BNF 0410030B0
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Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride was ranked 1531st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 5 items, down 98.1% on a year earlier.

5items -98.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,126items

Rolling 12 months

£349

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 361.5 723 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 5 Jan 2021: 665 Feb 2021: 594 Mar 2021: 723 Apr 2021: 673 May 2021: 597 Jun 2021: 702 Jul 2021: 660 Aug 2021: 634 Sep 2021: 618 Oct 2021: 584 Nov 2021: 546 Dec 2021: 680 Jan 2022: 507 Feb 2022: 463 Mar 2022: 514 Apr 2022: 487 May 2022: 518 Jun 2022: 463 Jul 2022: 462 Aug 2022: 446 Sep 2022: 449 Oct 2022: 460 Nov 2022: 450 Dec 2022: 446 Jan 2023: 446 Feb 2023: 356 Mar 2023: 404 Apr 2023: 381 May 2023: 395 Jun 2023: 397 Jul 2023: 389 Aug 2023: 410 Sep 2023: 442 Oct 2023: 387 Nov 2023: 319 Dec 2023: 400 Jan 2024: 323 Feb 2024: 327 Mar 2024: 317 Apr 2024: 332 May 2024: 345 Jun 2024: 328 Jul 2024: 386 Aug 2024: 322 Sep 2024: 273 Oct 2024: 322 Nov 2024: 281 Dec 2024: 318 Jan 2025: 300 Feb 2025: 276 Mar 2025: 243 Apr 2025: 268 May 2025: 268 Jun 2025: 255 Jul 2025: 258 Aug 2025: 300 Sep 2025: 256 Oct 2025: 262 Nov 2025: 237 Dec 2025: 251 Jan 2026: 221 Feb 2026: 60 Mar 2026: 14 Apr 2026: 7 May 2026: 5

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in substance dependence
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £69.84
  • Year on year Down 98.1% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Suboxone 8mg/2mg sublingual tablets 0410030B0BBAAAA 3 £305
Suboxone 2mg/500microgram sublingual tablets 0410030B0BBABAB 2 £44

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Buprenorph hydrochloride/naloxone hydrochloride with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.