Anaesthesia
BNF Chapter 15
Items (National)
1.8M
NHS Cost
£23.1M
Substances
19
Sections
2
The Anaesthesia chapter of the BNF contains 19 chemical substances prescribed across England, totalling 1,783,454 items at a cost of £23,082,047 to the NHS.
Sections
| Section | Items | Cost | Substances |
|---|---|---|---|
| General anaesthesia | 409.9K | £3.9M | 11 |
| Local anaesthesia | 1.4M | £19.2M | 8 |
Top Drugs in Anaesthesia
| Drug | Items | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Lidocaine hydrochloride | 1.3M | £17.8M |
| Midazolam hydrochloride | 279.6K | £1.4M |
| Glycopyrronium bromide | 108.0K | £1.7M |
| Lidocaine | 66.5K | £1.2M |
| Bupivacaine hydrochloride | 27.5K | £118.9K |
| Tetracaine | 21.1K | £97.1K |
| Hyoscine hydrobromide | 14.6K | £531.1K |
| Alfentanil hydrochloride | 5,867 | £73.6K |
| Mepivacaine hydrochloride | 2,741 | £2.2K |
| Fentanyl citrate | 1,253 | £25.1K |
| Parecoxib sodium | 368 | £28.1K |
| Prilocaine hydrochloride | 325 | £183 |
| Ketamine | 145 | £10.4K |
| Atropine sulfate | 45 | £36.8K |
| Levobupivacaine hydrochloride | 37 | £86 |
| Ropivacaine hydrochloride | 31 | £348 |
| Ketorolac trometamol | 27 | £423 |
| Nitrous oxide | 21 | £9.3K |
| Methoxyflurane | 4 | £139 |