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Ketamine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000W0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ketamine hydrochloride was ranked 1296th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 52 items, up 2.0% on a year earlier.

52items +2%

Dispensed in May 2026

711items

Rolling 12 months

£3,851

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ketamine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 64 128 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 52 Jan 2021: 109 Feb 2021: 109 Mar 2021: 126 Apr 2021: 113 May 2021: 100 Jun 2021: 111 Jul 2021: 128 Aug 2021: 128 Sep 2021: 123 Oct 2021: 111 Nov 2021: 116 Dec 2021: 99 Jan 2022: 93 Feb 2022: 82 Mar 2022: 88 Apr 2022: 92 May 2022: 98 Jun 2022: 103 Jul 2022: 101 Aug 2022: 104 Sep 2022: 114 Oct 2022: 100 Nov 2022: 107 Dec 2022: 110 Feb 2023: 74 Mar 2023: 104 Apr 2023: 90 May 2023: 99 Jun 2023: 96 Jul 2023: 86 Aug 2023: 99 Sep 2023: 88 Oct 2023: 80 Nov 2023: 66 Dec 2023: 79 Jan 2024: 60 Feb 2024: 67 Mar 2024: 70 Apr 2024: 74 May 2024: 68 Jun 2024: 66 Jul 2024: 63 Aug 2024: 62 Sep 2024: 55 Oct 2024: 62 Nov 2024: 57 Dec 2024: 60 Jan 2025: 67 Feb 2025: 44 Mar 2025: 60 Apr 2025: 67 May 2025: 51 Jun 2025: 63 Jul 2025: 59 Aug 2025: 72 Sep 2025: 62 Oct 2025: 59 Nov 2025: 58 Dec 2025: 66 Jan 2026: 54 Feb 2026: 51 Mar 2026: 59 Apr 2026: 56 May 2026: 52

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £74.06
  • Year on year Up 2.0% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ketamine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Ketamine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ketamine 50mg/5ml oral solution 0406000W0AAANAN 36 £2,332
Ketamine 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0406000W0AAAPAP 12 £481
Ketamine 25mg/5ml oral solution 0406000W0AAABAB 3 £318
Ketamine 500mg/5ml oral solution 0406000W0AAALAL 1 £721

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

Where Ketamine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ketamine hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Ketamine hydrochloride with

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