Methadone hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics

Data updated March 2026

Methadone hydrochloride was ranked 852nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 1,317 items, up 36.3% on a year earlier.

1,317items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£66,653

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

16,394items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Methadone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

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

Presentations of Methadone hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Methadone 5mg tablets	1,174	£59,004
Methadone 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules	98	£6,181
Methadone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules	43	£1,223
Physeptone 5mg tablets	2	£246

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