Melatonin
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypnotics and anxiolytics
Melatonin was ranked 101st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 276,368 items, up 22.6% on a year earlier.
276,368items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£3,923,510
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
2,992,141items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Melatonin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Melatonin, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets | 173,628 | £558,536 |
| Melatonin 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 15,671 | £268,249 |
| Circadin 2mg modified-release tablets | 13,739 | £449,935 |
| Melatonin 2mg tablets | 12,966 | £173,399 |
| Adaflex 2mg tablets | 10,854 | £165,184 |
| Slenyto 1mg modified-release tablets | 9,902 | £390,755 |
| Slenyto 5mg modified-release tablets | 7,354 | £848,619 |
| Adaflex 4mg tablets | 6,206 | £70,002 |
| Melatonin 3mg tablets | 4,582 | £71,829 |
| Ceyesto 1mg/ml oral solution | 4,039 | £114,784 |
| Adaflex 3mg tablets | 2,760 | £44,720 |
| Melatonin 2mg capsules | 2,574 | £219,785 |
| Adaflex 1mg tablets | 1,830 | £30,769 |
| Melatonin 1mg tablets | 1,815 | £25,756 |
| Melatonin 5mg tablets | 1,685 | £24,731 |
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