Diazepam
Diazepam was ranked 85th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 298,319 items, down 9.2% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Diazepam: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Hypnotics and anxiolytics
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £1.83
- Year on year Down 9.2% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Diazepam this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 0401020K0AAAHAH | 160,694 | £96,108 |
| Diazepam 5mg tablets | 0401020K0AAAIAI | 121,369 | £67,975 |
| Diazepam 10mg tablets | 0401020K0AAAJAJ | 14,663 | £9,017 |
| Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tube | 0401020K0AAAEAE | 370 | £5,258 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401020K0AACICI | 348 | £227,953 |
| Diazepam 5mg/2.5ml rectal solution tube | 0401020K0AAADAD | 305 | £3,497 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0401020K0AAAWAW | 179 | £90,527 |
| Diazepam 2.5mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401020K0AACLCL | 164 | £11,178 |
| Diazepam 10mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401020K0AACKCK | 136 | £20,115 |
| Diazepam 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 0401020K0AACBCB | 67 | £7,384 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral solution | 0401020K0AAA6A6 | 7 | £4,719 |
| Diazepam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 0401020K0AAACAC | 7 | £613 |
| Diazepam 25mg/5ml oral solution | 0401020K0AABMBM | 4 | £2,195 |
| Diazepam 10mg RecTubes | 0401020K0BLABAE | 4 | £86 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0401020K0AACMCM | 2 | £722 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Diazepam is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Diazepam volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 6,217
- Hereford Medical Group 3,807
- Rolle Medical Partnership 3,347
- Abbey Field Medical Centre 2,713
- Southgates Surgical & Medical Centre 2,270
- Vida Healthcare 1,838
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Diazepam with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Diazepam is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.