Diazepam
Central Nervous System
Hypnotics and anxiolytics
BNF 0401020K0
Data updated April 2026
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Diazepam was ranked 85th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 307,058 items, down 4.0% on a year earlier.
307,058items
-4%
Dispensed in April 2026
3,468,378items
Rolling 12 months
£673,365
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Diazepam: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Hypnotics and anxiolytics
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £2.19
- Year on year Down 4.0% 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, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Diazepam this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diazepam 2mg tablets | 0401020K0AAAHAH | 165,160 | £99,652 |
| Diazepam 5mg tablets | 0401020K0AAAIAI | 124,978 | £70,300 |
| Diazepam 10mg tablets | 0401020K0AAAJAJ | 15,189 | £9,366 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401020K0AACICI | 444 | £339,847 |
| Diazepam 10mg/2.5ml rectal solution tube | 0401020K0AAAEAE | 411 | £5,431 |
| Diazepam 5mg/2.5ml rectal solution tube | 0401020K0AAADAD | 284 | £3,680 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0401020K0AAAWAW | 168 | £83,680 |
| Diazepam 10mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401020K0AACKCK | 175 | £32,535 |
| Diazepam 2.5mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401020K0AACLCL | 155 | £10,115 |
| Diazepam 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 0401020K0AACBCB | 63 | £7,006 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral solution | 0401020K0AAA6A6 | 12 | £5,174 |
| Diazepam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 0401020K0AAACAC | 9 | £1,076 |
| Diazepam 25mg/5ml oral solution | 0401020K0AABMBM | 5 | £2,745 |
| Diazepam 10mg RecTubes | 0401020K0BLABAE | 3 | £26 |
| Diazepam 2mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0401020K0AACMCM | 2 | £2,732 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 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.