Top hypnotics and anxiolytics in England by item number 2021

This statistic displays the leading ten dispensed hypnotics and anxiolytics in England, in 2021, by number of prescription items. In that year, zopiclone was the most popular prescribed anxiolytic at approximately five million items.

Leading 10 dispensed hypnotics and anxiolytics in England in 2021, by number of items

Characteristic	Number of items
Zopiclone	4,934,463
Diazepam	4,556,853
Melatonin	1,518,341
Lorazepam	1,093,557
Temazepam	724,385
Zolpidem tartrate	606,609
Nitrazepam	336,364
Buspirone hydrochloride	200,575
Oxazepam	59,535
Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride	36,744

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Release date

June 2022

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2021

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Supplementary notes

Includes hypnotics used to treat insomnia and anxiolytics. Benzodiazepines are the most commonly used type of these drugs they are recommended for short term use only.
The statistic shows the number of prescription items dispensed. 'Items' is the number of times a product appears on a prescription form. Prescription forms include both paper prescriptions and electronic messages.

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