Chloral hydrate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypnotics and anxiolytics
Chloral hydrate was ranked 923rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 819 items, down 5.4% on a year earlier.
819items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£407,709
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
10,104items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Chloral hydrate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Chloral hydrate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chloral hydrate 500mg/5ml oral solution/mixture BP 2000 | 733 | £363,209 |
| Chloral hydrate 143.3mg/5ml oral solution BP | 37 | £23,570 |
| Chloral hydrate 1g/5ml oral solution BP | 26 | £2,326 |
| Chloral hydrate 200mg/5ml oral solution BP | 9 | £5,057 |
| Chloral hydrate 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 5 | £8,758 |
| Chloral hydrate 500mg suppositories | 4 | £2,501 |
| Chloral hydrate 250mg suppositories | 3 | £2,187 |
| Chloral hydrate 200mg/5ml oral suspension | 2 | £100 |
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