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Lacosamide vs Lamotrigine

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

Lamotrigine was dispensed 13.4× as often as Lacosamide in March 2026 — 387,481 items versus 28,983 in England.

28,983items

Lacosamide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

387,481items

Lamotrigine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Lacosamide   ·   ╌ Lamotrigine

Lamotrigine 28,983

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Lacosamide versus Lamotrigine, March 2026
Measure Lacosamide Lamotrigine
Items, March 2026 28,983 387,481
Items, last 12 months 330,136 4,445,117
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £340,255 £3,241,810

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