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Brivaracetam

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010AL
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Brivaracetam was ranked 411th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 18,742 items, up 25.7% on a year earlier.

18,742items +25.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

204,809items

Rolling 12 months

£2,287,617

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Brivaracetam: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £122.06
  • Year on year Up 25.7% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Brivaracetam this month.

Presentations of Brivaracetam, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Briviact 100mg tablets 0408010ALBBAEAE 7,103 £780,633
Briviact 50mg tablets 0408010ALBBACAC 4,841 £573,531
Briviact 25mg tablets 0408010ALBBABAB 2,822 £364,157
Briviact 75mg tablets 0408010ALBBADAD 2,158 £236,679
Briviact 10mg/ml oral solution 0408010ALBBAGAG 1,524 £261,388
Briviact 10mg tablets 0408010ALBBAAAA 294 £71,230

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Brivaracetam is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Brivaracetam volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Brivaracetam with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.