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Haloperidol

Central Nervous System Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders BNF 0402010J0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Haloperidol was ranked 361st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 23,984 items, down 6.1% on a year earlier.

23,984items -6.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

303,805items

Rolling 12 months

£1,466,700

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Haloperidol: national items dispensed by month

0 15k 29k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 23,984 Jan 2021: 29k Feb 2021: 26k Mar 2021: 29k Apr 2021: 27k May 2021: 26k Jun 2021: 27k Jul 2021: 28k Aug 2021: 26k Sep 2021: 27k Oct 2021: 26k Nov 2021: 27k Dec 2021: 29k Jan 2022: 27k Feb 2022: 25k Mar 2022: 28k Apr 2022: 26k May 2022: 27k Jun 2022: 26k Jul 2022: 26k Aug 2022: 27k Sep 2022: 27k Oct 2022: 27k Nov 2022: 27k Dec 2022: 28k Jan 2023: 28k Feb 2023: 24k Mar 2023: 28k Apr 2023: 25k May 2023: 26k Jun 2023: 27k Jul 2023: 26k Aug 2023: 26k Sep 2023: 26k Oct 2023: 27k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 27k Jan 2024: 27k Feb 2024: 26k Mar 2024: 25k Apr 2024: 26k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 25k Jul 2024: 27k Aug 2024: 26k Sep 2024: 25k Oct 2024: 28k Nov 2024: 26k Dec 2024: 27k Jan 2025: 28k Feb 2025: 24k Mar 2025: 25k Apr 2025: 26k May 2025: 26k Jun 2025: 25k Jul 2025: 26k Aug 2025: 24k Sep 2025: 25k Oct 2025: 27k Nov 2025: 24k Dec 2025: 27k Jan 2026: 27k Feb 2026: 24k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 25k May 2026: 24k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £61.15
  • Year on year Down 6.1% 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 Haloperidol this month.

Presentations of Haloperidol, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Haloperidol 5mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 0402010J0AAACAC 6,192 £244,806
Haloperidol 5mg tablets 0402010J0AAAKAK 5,883 £26,375
Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets 0402010J0AAAJAJ 5,768 £35,073
Haloperidol 500microgram tablets 0402010J0AAAIAI 2,583 £1,071,358
Haloperidol 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0402010J0AABCBC 1,852 £44,393
Haloperidol 10mg tablets 0402010J0AAALAL 1,223 £17,324
Haloperidol 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0402010J0AAAGAG 311 £1,664
Haldol 2mg/ml oral solution 0402010J0BDACAG 95 £449
Haloperidol 200micrograms/ml oral solution sugar free 0402010J0AABNBN 48 £12,765
Haloperidol 500micrograms/5ml oral liquid 0402010J0AAA8A8 18 £9,106
Haloperidol 250micrograms/5ml oral liquid 0402010J0AAA5A5 4 £3,103
Serenace 500microgram capsules 0402010J0BEAAAA 4 £2
Haloperidol 5mg/5ml oral liquid 0402010J0AAA4A4 1 £23
Haloperidol 1mg/5ml oral liquid 0402010J0AAA7A7 1 £170
Halkid 200micrograms/ml oral solution 0402010J0BHAABN 1 £90

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

Where Haloperidol is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Haloperidol volumes.

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

Compare Haloperidol with

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