Carbamazepine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antiepileptic drugs
Carbamazepine was ranked 134th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 169,008 items, up 2.4% on a year earlier.
169,008items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,062,847
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
2,020,477items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Carbamazepine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Carbamazepine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Tegretol Prolonged Release 200mg tablets | 32,319 | £217,219 |
| Carbamazepine 100mg tablets | 27,327 | £49,849 |
| Tegretol Prolonged Release 400mg tablets | 25,404 | £268,525 |
| Carbamazepine 200mg tablets | 22,820 | £69,292 |
| Tegretol 200mg tablets | 18,364 | £61,442 |
| Tegretol 100mg tablets | 13,017 | £23,229 |
| Carbamazepine 400mg tablets | 7,084 | £31,130 |
| Tegretol 400mg tablets | 6,573 | £31,480 |
| Carbamazepine 200mg modified-release tablets | 5,458 | £33,023 |
| Carbamazepine 400mg modified-release tablets | 3,800 | £35,579 |
| Carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 3,686 | £125,616 |
| Tegretol 100mg/5ml liquid (Novartis) | 3,122 | £62,526 |
| Carbamazepine 250mg suppositories | 20 | £47,908 |
| Carbamazepine 125mg suppositories | 5 | £2,843 |
| Carbamazepine 500mg/5ml oral suspension | 4 | £3,115 |
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