Lorazepam
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypnotics and anxiolytics
Lorazepam was ranked 192nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 87,122 items, up 1.8% on a year earlier.
87,122items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£417,577
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,052,713items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Lorazepam: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Lorazepam, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam 1mg tablets | 62,295 | £101,354 |
| Lorazepam 500microgram tablets | 21,057 | £120,440 |
| Lorazepam 250microgram tablets | 1,630 | £59,743 |
| Lorazepam 2.5mg tablets | 1,211 | £4,062 |
| Lorazepam 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 679 | £123,064 |
| Lorazepam 1mg orodispersible tablets | 152 | £5,523 |
| Lorazepam 500micrograms/5ml oral solution | 40 | £867 |
| Lorazepam 1mg/5ml oral solution | 30 | £953 |
| Lorazepam 500micrograms/5ml oral suspension | 11 | £518 |
| Lorazepam 1mg/5ml oral suspension | 9 | £506 |
| Lorazepam 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 5 | £49 |
| Lorazepam 4mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 3 | £498 |
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