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Zonisamide vs Lamotrigine

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

Lamotrigine was dispensed 21.3× as often as Zonisamide in March 2026 — 387,481 items versus 18,207 in England.

18,207items

Zonisamide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

387,481items

Lamotrigine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Zonisamide   ·   ╌ Lamotrigine

Lamotrigine 18,207

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Zonisamide versus Lamotrigine, March 2026
Measure Zonisamide Lamotrigine
Items, March 2026 18,207 387,481
Items, last 12 months 211,825 4,445,117
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £463,524 £3,241,810

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