Nitrazepam

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypnotics and anxiolytics

Data updated March 2026

Nitrazepam was ranked 413th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 18,943 items, down 7.6% on a year earlier.

18,943items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£201,061

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

236,452items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Nitrazepam: 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 Nitrazepam, by items this month.

Presentations of Nitrazepam, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Nitrazepam 5mg tablets	18,698	£29,738
Nitrazepam 2.5mg/5ml oral suspension	236	£169,629
Nitrazepam 5mg/5ml oral suspension	8	£1,688
Mogadon 5mg tablets	1	£5

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