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Pregabalin vs Phenobarbital sodium

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

Pregabalin was dispensed 104,809.0× as often as Phenobarbital sodium in May 2026 — 838,472 items versus 8 in England.

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Pregabalin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Phenobarbital sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Pregabalin versus Phenobarbital sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Pregabalin   ·   ╌ Phenobarbital sodium

0 448k 897k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Phenobarbital so… 838,472 Jan 2021: 658k Feb 2021: 626k Mar 2021: 706k Apr 2021: 690k May 2021: 662k Jun 2021: 703k Jul 2021: 711k Aug 2021: 680k Sep 2021: 707k Oct 2021: 679k Nov 2021: 703k Dec 2021: 743k Jan 2022: 697k Feb 2022: 657k Mar 2022: 749k Apr 2022: 706k May 2022: 731k Jun 2022: 720k Jul 2022: 714k Aug 2022: 741k Sep 2022: 736k Oct 2022: 724k Nov 2022: 740k Dec 2022: 749k Jan 2023: 741k Feb 2023: 688k Mar 2023: 787k Apr 2023: 710k May 2023: 761k Jun 2023: 772k Jul 2023: 753k Aug 2023: 781k Sep 2023: 759k Oct 2023: 775k Nov 2023: 779k Dec 2023: 779k Jan 2024: 798k Feb 2024: 754k Mar 2024: 761k Apr 2024: 789k May 2024: 818k Jun 2024: 755k Jul 2024: 831k Aug 2024: 802k Sep 2024: 780k Oct 2024: 834k Nov 2024: 793k Dec 2024: 824k Jan 2025: 835k Feb 2025: 750k Mar 2025: 799k Apr 2025: 813k May 2025: 838k Jun 2025: 810k Jul 2025: 868k Aug 2025: 805k Sep 2025: 846k Oct 2025: 874k Nov 2025: 799k Dec 2025: 897k Jan 2026: 854k Feb 2026: 789k Mar 2026: 867k Apr 2026: 861k May 2026: 838k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Pregabalin versus Phenobarbital sodium, May 2026
Measure Pregabalin Phenobarbital sodium
Items, May 2026 838,472 8
Items, last 12 months 10,106,396 144
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,768,837 £1,558

See the full profile for Pregabalin or Phenobarbital sodium.