Ketamine hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in nausea and vertigo

Data updated March 2026

Ketamine hydrochloride was ranked 1299th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 59 items, down 1.7% on a year earlier.

59items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£5,310

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

721items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Ketamine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ketamine hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Ketamine hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Ketamine 50mg/5ml oral solution	41	£2,599
Ketamine 50mg/5ml oral suspension	12	£495
Ketamine 25mg/5ml oral solution	4	£794
Ketamine 5mg/5ml oral solution	1	£701
Ketamine 500mg/5ml oral solution	1	£721

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