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Gabapentin vs Phenytoin sodium

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

Gabapentin was dispensed 618,320.0× as often as Phenytoin sodium in March 2026 — 618,320 items versus 1 in England.

618,320items

Gabapentin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Phenytoin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Gabapentin versus Phenytoin sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Gabapentin   ·   ╌ Phenytoin sodium

Phenytoin sodium 618,320

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Gabapentin versus Phenytoin sodium, March 2026
Measure Gabapentin Phenytoin sodium
Items, March 2026 618,320 1
Items, last 12 months 7,359,436 25
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,365,791 £49

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