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Methadone hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in substance dependence BNF 0410030C0
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Methadone hydrochloride was ranked 148th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 137,667 items, down 10.8% on a year earlier.

137,667items -10.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,757,297items

Rolling 12 months

£914,147

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Methadone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 101k 203k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 137,667 Jan 2021: 185k Feb 2021: 178k Mar 2021: 203k Apr 2021: 193k May 2021: 182k Jun 2021: 194k Jul 2021: 189k Aug 2021: 188k Sep 2021: 186k Oct 2021: 182k Nov 2021: 187k Dec 2021: 202k Jan 2022: 182k Feb 2022: 170k Mar 2022: 190k Apr 2022: 181k May 2022: 187k Jun 2022: 180k Jul 2022: 176k Aug 2022: 187k Sep 2022: 176k Oct 2022: 173k Nov 2022: 176k Dec 2022: 182k Jan 2023: 177k Feb 2023: 161k Mar 2023: 180k Apr 2023: 166k May 2023: 177k Jun 2023: 171k Jul 2023: 167k Aug 2023: 175k Sep 2023: 161k Oct 2023: 169k Nov 2023: 167k Dec 2023: 171k Jan 2024: 170k Feb 2024: 159k Mar 2024: 161k Apr 2024: 166k May 2024: 172k Jun 2024: 156k Jul 2024: 170k Aug 2024: 165k Sep 2024: 156k Oct 2024: 166k Nov 2024: 154k Dec 2024: 170k Jan 2025: 163k Feb 2025: 145k Mar 2025: 147k Apr 2025: 162k May 2025: 154k Jun 2025: 150k Jul 2025: 157k Aug 2025: 149k Sep 2025: 149k Oct 2025: 151k Nov 2025: 139k Dec 2025: 156k Jan 2026: 146k Feb 2026: 134k Mar 2026: 146k Apr 2026: 142k May 2026: 138k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in substance dependence
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.64
  • Year on year Down 10.8% 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 Methadone hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Methadone hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Methadone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free 0410030C0AAAFAF 60,143 £314,750
Physeptone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free 0410030C0BFABAF 52,674 £431,087
Methadone 1mg/ml oral solution 0410030C0AAAAAA 15,455 £88,336
Physeptone 1mg/ml mixture 0410030C0BFAAAA 9,276 £78,501
Methadose 10mg/ml oral solution concentrate 0410030C0BBAABA 107 £1,285
Metharose 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free 0410030C0BEAAAF 7 £147
Methadone 50mg/5ml oral liquid 0410030C0AAAMAM 5 £42

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

Where Methadone hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Methadone hydrochloride with

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