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Zolpidem tartrate

Central Nervous System Hypnotics and anxiolytics BNF 0401010Y0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Zolpidem tartrate was ranked 273rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 42,790 items, down 8.5% on a year earlier.

42,790items -8.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

450,079items

Rolling 12 months

£31,012

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Zolpidem tartrate: national items dispensed by month

0 33k 66k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 65,758 Jan 2021: 51k Feb 2021: 48k Mar 2021: 54k Apr 2021: 51k May 2021: 48k Jun 2021: 51k Jul 2021: 51k Aug 2021: 49k Sep 2021: 51k Oct 2021: 49k Nov 2021: 50k Dec 2021: 53k Jan 2022: 50k Feb 2022: 46k Mar 2022: 52k Apr 2022: 49k May 2022: 50k Jun 2022: 49k Jul 2022: 48k Aug 2022: 50k Sep 2022: 49k Oct 2022: 49k Nov 2022: 51k Dec 2022: 55k Jan 2023: 55k Feb 2023: 52k Mar 2023: 59k Apr 2023: 51k May 2023: 53k Jun 2023: 54k Jul 2023: 51k Aug 2023: 52k Sep 2023: 51k Oct 2023: 52k Nov 2023: 51k Dec 2023: 51k Jan 2024: 52k Feb 2024: 48k Mar 2024: 48k Apr 2024: 49k May 2024: 51k Jun 2024: 46k Jul 2024: 50k Aug 2024: 48k Sep 2024: 47k Oct 2024: 50k Nov 2024: 47k Dec 2024: 49k Jan 2025: 49k Feb 2025: 44k Mar 2025: 46k Apr 2025: 46k May 2025: 47k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 48k Aug 2025: 45k Sep 2025: 46k Oct 2025: 47k Nov 2025: 44k Dec 2025: 48k Jan 2026: 46k Feb 2026: 42k Mar 2026: 46k Apr 2026: 44k May 2026: 43k Jun 2026: 44k Jul 2026: 66k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Hypnotics and anxiolytics
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £0.72
  • Year on year Down 8.5% 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 Zolpidem tartrate this month.

Presentations of Zolpidem tartrate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Zolpidem 10mg tablets 0401010Y0AAABAB 26,768 £17,671
Zolpidem 5mg tablets 0401010Y0AAAAAA 15,953 £11,572
Zalzo 5mg orodispersible tablets 0401010Y0BCAAAD 43 £1,166
Zalzo 10mg orodispersible tablets 0401010Y0BCABAE 26 £603

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

Where Zolpidem tartrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Zolpidem tartrate volumes.

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

Compare Zolpidem tartrate with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Zolpidem tartrate 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.