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Cannabidiol vs Lamotrigine

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated April 2026

Lamotrigine was dispensed 64,108.3× as often as Cannabidiol in April 2026 — 384,650 items versus 6 in England.

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Cannabidiol · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Lamotrigine · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cannabidiol versus Lamotrigine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cannabidiol   ·   ╌ Lamotrigine

0 199k 397k Nov 2021 Sep 2022 May 2023 Jan 2024 Sep 2024 May 2025 Apr 2026 Lamotrigine 6 Nov 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 1 Mar 2022: 1 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 8 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 4 Nov 2022: 3 Dec 2022: 2 Jan 2023: 5 Feb 2023: 7 Mar 2023: 3 Apr 2023: 5 May 2023: 8 Jun 2023: 6 Jul 2023: 6 Aug 2023: 3 Sep 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 3 Nov 2023: 4 Dec 2023: 3 Jan 2024: 5 Feb 2024: 3 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2024: 4 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 4 Jul 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 6 Oct 2024: 8 Nov 2024: 5 Dec 2024: 7 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 6 Mar 2025: 7 Apr 2025: 7 May 2025: 7 Jun 2025: 4 Jul 2025: 5 Aug 2025: 10 Sep 2025: 3 Oct 2025: 9 Nov 2025: 6 Dec 2025: 9 Jan 2026: 7 Feb 2026: 8 Mar 2026: 11 Apr 2026: 6

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Cannabidiol versus Lamotrigine, April 2026
Measure Cannabidiol Lamotrigine
Items, April 2026 6 384,650
Items, last 12 months 85 4,477,211
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £12,253 £3,140,165

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