Ketamine
Ketamine was ranked 1484th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 12 items, up 140.0% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Ketamine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class General anaesthesia
- Presentations 2 shown
- Average cost / item £108.64
- Year on year Up 140.0% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Ketamine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketamine 500mg/10ml solution for injection vials | 1501010F0AAABAB | 10 | £1,228 |
| Ketamine 200mg/20ml solution for injection vials | 1501010F0AAAAAA | 2 | £76 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Ketamine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ketamine volumes.
Top regions
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Ketamine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Ketamine 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.