Lorazepam
Central Nervous System
Hypnotics and anxiolytics
BNF 0401020P0
Data updated April 2026
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Lorazepam was ranked 189th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 86,880 items, little changed on a year earlier.
86,880items
+0.5%
Dispensed in April 2026
964,295items
Rolling 12 months
£390,477
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Lorazepam: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Hypnotics and anxiolytics
- Presentations 13 shown
- Average cost / item £4.49
- Year on year Little changed 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, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Lorazepam this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam 1mg tablets | 0401020P0AAABAB | 61,476 | £99,327 |
| Lorazepam 500microgram tablets | 0401020P0AAADAD | 21,628 | £79,078 |
| Lorazepam 250microgram tablets | 0401020P0AACMCM | 1,593 | £59,596 |
| Lorazepam 2.5mg tablets | 0401020P0AAACAC | 1,180 | £3,268 |
| Lorazepam 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 0401020P0AACICI | 680 | £135,310 |
| Lorazepam 1mg orodispersible tablets | 0401020P0AACKCK | 230 | £7,246 |
| Lorazepam 500micrograms/5ml oral solution | 0401020P0AACFCF | 32 | £729 |
| Lorazepam 1mg/5ml oral solution | 0401020P0AACDCD | 24 | £765 |
| Lorazepam 500micrograms/5ml oral suspension | 0401020P0AACGCG | 16 | £760 |
| Lorazepam 4mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 0401020P0AAAAAA | 10 | £1,891 |
| Lorazepam 1mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401020P0AACECE | 9 | £508 |
| Lorazepam 250micrograms/5ml oral liquid | 0401020P0AABHBH | 1 | £1,800 |
| Lorazepam 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 0401020P0AABJBJ | 1 | £198 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Lorazepam is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lorazepam volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Lorazepam with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.