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Clonazepam vs Gabapentin

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

Gabapentin was dispensed 6.8× as often as Clonazepam in May 2026 — 590,771 items versus 87,325 in England.

87,325items

Clonazepam · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

590,771items

Gabapentin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Clonazepam   ·   ╌ Gabapentin

0 326k 653k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Gabapentin 87,325 Jan 2021: 84k Feb 2021: 80k Mar 2021: 89k Apr 2021: 87k May 2021: 83k Jun 2021: 87k Jul 2021: 88k Aug 2021: 84k Sep 2021: 87k Oct 2021: 84k Nov 2021: 87k Dec 2021: 92k Jan 2022: 86k Feb 2022: 81k Mar 2022: 91k Apr 2022: 85k May 2022: 88k Jun 2022: 87k Jul 2022: 86k Aug 2022: 89k Sep 2022: 87k Oct 2022: 87k Nov 2022: 88k Dec 2022: 89k Jan 2023: 88k Feb 2023: 82k Mar 2023: 93k Apr 2023: 84k May 2023: 89k Jun 2023: 90k Jul 2023: 88k Aug 2023: 90k Sep 2023: 88k Oct 2023: 89k Nov 2023: 89k Dec 2023: 90k Jan 2024: 91k Feb 2024: 86k Mar 2024: 87k Apr 2024: 90k May 2024: 92k Jun 2024: 86k Jul 2024: 93k Aug 2024: 90k Sep 2024: 87k Oct 2024: 93k Nov 2024: 89k Dec 2024: 92k Jan 2025: 93k Feb 2025: 83k Mar 2025: 88k Apr 2025: 89k May 2025: 91k Jun 2025: 88k Jul 2025: 94k Aug 2025: 87k Sep 2025: 91k Oct 2025: 94k Nov 2025: 86k Dec 2025: 96k Jan 2026: 91k Feb 2026: 84k Mar 2026: 92k Apr 2026: 90k May 2026: 87k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Clonazepam versus Gabapentin, May 2026
Measure Clonazepam Gabapentin
Items, May 2026 87,325 590,771
Items, last 12 months 1,080,237 7,319,829
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £270,625 £1,550,400

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