Zopiclone
Central Nervous System
Hypnotics and anxiolytics
BNF 0401010Z0
Data updated May 2026
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Zopiclone was ranked 80th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 312,949 items, down 9.4% on a year earlier.
312,949items
-9.4%
Dispensed in May 2026
4,042,460items
Rolling 12 months
£147,665
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Zopiclone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Hypnotics and anxiolytics
- Presentations 8 shown
- Average cost / item £0.47
- Year on year Down 9.4% 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 Zopiclone this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 0401010Z0AAAAAA | 185,168 | £78,625 |
| Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets | 0401010Z0AAACAC | 126,681 | £59,726 |
| Zimovane 7.5mg tablets | 0401010Z0BBAAAA | 863 | £2,453 |
| Zopiclone 3.75mg/5ml oral solution | 0401010Z0AAAJAJ | 119 | £3,364 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg/5ml oral solution | 0401010Z0AAAMAM | 66 | £2,345 |
| Zimovane LS 3.75mg tablets | 0401010Z0BBABAC | 22 | £37 |
| Zopiclone 3.75mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401010Z0AAAKAK | 17 | £518 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg/5ml oral suspension | 0401010Z0AAALAL | 13 | £599 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Zopiclone is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Zopiclone volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Vida Healthcare 5,298
- Abbey Field Medical Centre 4,382
- Modality Partnership (awc) 3,576
- Rolle Medical Partnership 3,343
- Southgates Surgical & Medical Centre 2,189
- East Lindsey Medical Group 2,127
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.