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Levetiracetam vs Cannabidiol

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

Levetiracetam was dispensed 30,633.7× as often as Cannabidiol in May 2026 — 275,703 items versus 9 in England.

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Levetiracetam · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Cannabidiol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Levetiracetam versus Cannabidiol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Levetiracetam   ·   ╌ Cannabidiol

0 149k 297k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Cannabidiol 275,703 Jan 2021: 217k Feb 2021: 205k Mar 2021: 228k Apr 2021: 224k May 2021: 214k Jun 2021: 228k Jul 2021: 230k Aug 2021: 221k Sep 2021: 230k Oct 2021: 221k Nov 2021: 230k Dec 2021: 242k Jan 2022: 230k Feb 2022: 214k Mar 2022: 241k Apr 2022: 228k May 2022: 238k Jun 2022: 233k Jul 2022: 234k Aug 2022: 241k Sep 2022: 238k Oct 2022: 238k Nov 2022: 243k Dec 2022: 245k Jan 2023: 244k Feb 2023: 225k Mar 2023: 256k Apr 2023: 231k May 2023: 248k Jun 2023: 254k Jul 2023: 249k Aug 2023: 254k Sep 2023: 248k Oct 2023: 253k Nov 2023: 257k Dec 2023: 256k Jan 2024: 262k Feb 2024: 248k Mar 2024: 252k Apr 2024: 262k May 2024: 268k Jun 2024: 252k Jul 2024: 276k Aug 2024: 267k Sep 2024: 261k Oct 2024: 278k Nov 2024: 267k Dec 2024: 274k Jan 2025: 281k Feb 2025: 252k Mar 2025: 266k Apr 2025: 269k May 2025: 279k Jun 2025: 272k Jul 2025: 291k Aug 2025: 266k Sep 2025: 281k Oct 2025: 288k Nov 2025: 269k Dec 2025: 297k Jan 2026: 284k Feb 2026: 262k Mar 2026: 287k Apr 2026: 283k May 2026: 276k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Levetiracetam versus Cannabidiol, May 2026
Measure Levetiracetam Cannabidiol
Items, May 2026 275,703 9
Items, last 12 months 3,356,188 87
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,425,070 £15,314

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