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Carbamazepine vs Gabapentin

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

Gabapentin was dispensed 3.7× as often as Carbamazepine in March 2026 — 618,320 items versus 169,008 in England.

169,008items

Carbamazepine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

618,320items

Gabapentin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carbamazepine versus Gabapentin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carbamazepine   ·   ╌ Gabapentin

Gabapentin 169,008

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Carbamazepine versus Gabapentin, March 2026
Measure Carbamazepine Gabapentin
Items, March 2026 169,008 618,320
Items, last 12 months 2,020,477 7,359,436
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,062,847 £1,365,791

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