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Levetiracetam vs Lacosamide

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

Levetiracetam was dispensed 9.6× as often as Lacosamide in June 2026 — 289,644 items versus 30,148 in England.

289,644items

Levetiracetam · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,148items

Lacosamide · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Levetiracetam   ·   ╌ Lacosamide

0 149k 297k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 Jun 2026 Lacosamide 289,644 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 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 Jun 2026: 290k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Levetiracetam versus Lacosamide, June 2026
Measure Levetiracetam Lacosamide
Items, June 2026 289,644 30,148
Items, last 12 months 3,374,090 339,636
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £2,517,691 £304,851

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