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Midazolam hydrochloride

Anaesthesia General anaesthesia BNF 1501041T0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Midazolam hydrochloride was ranked 368th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 23,986 items, up 4.6% on a year earlier.

23,986items +4.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

267,447items

Rolling 12 months

£107,355

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Midazolam hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class General anaesthesia
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.48
  • Year on year Up 4.6% 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 Midazolam hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Midazolam hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAAAAA 23,458 £100,012
Midazolam 5mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAASAS 279 £3,534
Midazolam 2mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAATAT 115 £1,115
Miprosed 5mg/ml oral solution 1501041T0BCAAAV 49 £1,782
Midazolam 10mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAABAB 47 £555
Hypnovel 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0BBABAA 36 £292
Midazolam 50mg/10ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAANAN 2 £66

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

Where Midazolam hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Midazolam hydrochloride with

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