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Oxcarbazepine vs Gabapentin

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

Gabapentin was dispensed 52.2× as often as Oxcarbazepine in March 2026 — 618,320 items versus 11,840 in England.

11,840items

Oxcarbazepine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

618,320items

Gabapentin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Oxcarbazepine   ·   ╌ Gabapentin

Gabapentin 11,840

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Oxcarbazepine versus Gabapentin, March 2026
Measure Oxcarbazepine Gabapentin
Items, March 2026 11,840 618,320
Items, last 12 months 135,832 7,359,436
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £361,557 £1,365,791

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