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Gabapentin vs Lamotrigine

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

Gabapentin was dispensed 1.6× as often as Lamotrigine in March 2026 — 618,320 items versus 387,481 in England.

618,320items

Gabapentin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

387,481items

Lamotrigine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Gabapentin   ·   ╌ Lamotrigine

Lamotrigine 618,320

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gabapentin versus Lamotrigine, March 2026
Measure Gabapentin Lamotrigine
Items, March 2026 618,320 387,481
Items, last 12 months 7,359,436 4,445,117
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,365,791 £3,241,810

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