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Midazolam hydrochloride

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

Midazolam hydrochloride was ranked 366th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 23,707 items, up 2.1% on a year earlier.

23,707items +2.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

243,870items

Rolling 12 months

£105,842

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Midazolam hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class General anaesthesia
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.46
  • Year on year Up 2.1% 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 Midazolam hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Midazolam hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAAAAA 23,178 £98,728
Midazolam 5mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAASAS 286 £3,436
Midazolam 2mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAATAT 112 £1,088
Midazolam 10mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAABAB 50 £493
Miprosed 5mg/ml oral solution 1501041T0BCAAAV 40 £1,602
Hypnovel 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0BBABAA 37 £222
Midazolam 50mg/10ml solution for injection ampoules 1501041T0AAANAN 3 £142
Midazolam 50mg/50ml solution for infusion vials 1501041T0AAACAC 1 £132

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.

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The monthly series for Midazolam hydrochloride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.