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Daridorexant

Central Nervous System Hypnotics and anxiolytics BNF 0401040A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Daridorexant was ranked 336th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 31,372 items, up 244.3% on a year earlier.

31,372items +244.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

244,867items

Rolling 12 months

£1,255,146

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Daridorexant: national items dispensed by month

0 16k 31k Oct 2023 Mar 2024 Aug 2024 Jan 2025 Jun 2025 Nov 2025 May 2026 31,372 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 49 Dec 2023: 122 Jan 2024: 252 Feb 2024: 427 Mar 2024: 703 Apr 2024: 942 May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 2k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 3k Nov 2024: 4k Dec 2024: 5k Jan 2025: 6k Feb 2025: 6k Mar 2025: 7k Apr 2025: 8k May 2025: 9k Jun 2025: 10k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 13k Sep 2025: 15k Oct 2025: 17k Nov 2025: 18k Dec 2025: 22k Jan 2026: 24k Feb 2026: 24k Mar 2026: 29k Apr 2026: 30k May 2026: 31k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypnotics and anxiolytics
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £40.01
  • Year on year Up 244.3% 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 Daridorexant this month.

Presentations of Daridorexant, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Quviviq 50mg tablets 0401040A0BBABAB 21,120 £825,937
Quviviq 25mg tablets 0401040A0BBAAAA 10,252 £429,209

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

Where Daridorexant is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Daridorexant volumes.

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

Compare Daridorexant with

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