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Carbamazepine

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010C0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Carbamazepine was ranked 133rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 160,912 items, down 6.2% on a year earlier.

160,912items -6.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,009,412items

Rolling 12 months

£1,010,159

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Carbamazepine: national items dispensed by month

0 95k 189k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 160,912 Jan 2021: 181k Feb 2021: 170k Mar 2021: 188k Apr 2021: 182k May 2021: 175k Jun 2021: 184k Jul 2021: 184k Aug 2021: 176k Sep 2021: 182k Oct 2021: 175k Nov 2021: 183k Dec 2021: 189k Jan 2022: 178k Feb 2022: 166k Mar 2022: 185k Apr 2022: 174k May 2022: 181k Jun 2022: 178k Jul 2022: 176k Aug 2022: 180k Sep 2022: 177k Oct 2022: 176k Nov 2022: 179k Dec 2022: 180k Jan 2023: 177k Feb 2023: 163k Mar 2023: 185k Apr 2023: 166k May 2023: 177k Jun 2023: 179k Jul 2023: 174k Aug 2023: 174k Sep 2023: 169k Oct 2023: 174k Nov 2023: 181k Dec 2023: 177k Jan 2024: 174k Feb 2024: 176k Mar 2024: 176k Apr 2024: 180k May 2024: 181k Jun 2024: 170k Jul 2024: 183k Sep 2024: 168k Oct 2024: 177k Nov 2024: 168k Dec 2024: 174k Jan 2025: 176k Feb 2025: 157k Mar 2025: 165k Apr 2025: 167k May 2025: 171k Jun 2025: 166k Jul 2025: 177k Aug 2025: 161k Sep 2025: 171k Oct 2025: 175k Nov 2025: 161k Dec 2025: 178k Jan 2026: 169k Feb 2026: 155k Mar 2026: 169k Apr 2026: 166k May 2026: 161k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.28
  • Year on year Down 6.2% 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 Carbamazepine this month.

Presentations of Carbamazepine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Tegretol Prolonged Release 200mg tablets 0408010C0BBAEAG 30,912 £208,313
Carbamazepine 100mg tablets 0408010C0AAABAB 25,625 £47,196
Tegretol Prolonged Release 400mg tablets 0408010C0BBAFAH 24,286 £256,693
Carbamazepine 200mg tablets 0408010C0AAACAC 21,709 £66,256
Tegretol 200mg tablets 0408010C0BBABAC 17,705 £59,630
Tegretol 100mg tablets 0408010C0BBAAAB 12,392 £22,295
Carbamazepine 400mg tablets 0408010C0AAADAD 6,584 £29,105
Tegretol 400mg tablets 0408010C0BBACAD 6,358 £30,820
Carbamazepine 200mg modified-release tablets 0408010C0AAAGAG 5,184 £30,962
Carbamazepine 400mg modified-release tablets 0408010C0AAAHAH 3,560 £33,196
Carbamazepine 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 0408010C0AAAPAP 3,548 £119,339
Tegretol 100mg/5ml liquid (Novartis) 0408010C0BBADAP 3,012 £60,157
Carbamazepine 250mg suppositories 0408010C0AAAVAV 17 £33,326
Carbamazepine 500mg/5ml oral suspension 0408010C0AAAYAY 9 £9,933
Carbamazepine 125mg suppositories 0408010C0AAAUAU 3 £2,892

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

Where Carbamazepine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Carbamazepine volumes.

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

Compare Carbamazepine with

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