Gabapentin
Gabapentin was ranked 42nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 590,771 items, down 5.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Gabapentin: national items dispensed by month
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 £2.62
- Year on year Down 5.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Gabapentin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin 300mg capsules | 0408010G0AAABAB | 336,306 | £583,976 |
| Gabapentin 100mg capsules | 0408010G0AAAAAA | 177,006 | £174,795 |
| Gabapentin 600mg tablets | 0408010G0AAAJAJ | 38,624 | £143,524 |
| Gabapentin 400mg capsules | 0408010G0AAACAC | 30,742 | £54,944 |
| Gabapentin 50mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 0408010G0AABGBG | 4,705 | £493,326 |
| Gabapentin 800mg tablets | 0408010G0AAAKAK | 2,445 | £17,864 |
| Neurontin 300mg capsules | 0408010G0BBABAB | 439 | £25,408 |
| Neurontin 100mg capsules | 0408010G0BBAAAA | 174 | £3,768 |
| Neurontin 600mg tablets | 0408010G0BBADAJ | 98 | £8,226 |
| Neurontin 400mg capsules | 0408010G0BBACAC | 75 | £4,832 |
| Gabapentin 400mg/5ml oral suspension | 0408010G0AABHBH | 40 | £6,025 |
| Gabapentin 250mg/5ml oral liquid | 0408010G0AAAQAQ | 31 | £7,353 |
| Gabapentin 100mg/5ml oral solution | 0408010G0AABIBI | 28 | £5,089 |
| Gabapentin 100mg/5ml oral suspension | 0408010G0AAAGAG | 20 | £5,150 |
| Neurontin 800mg tablets | 0408010G0BBAEAK | 20 | £1,633 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Gabapentin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Gabapentin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Beacon Medical Practice 9,831
- Lancaster Medical Practice 8,613
- Modality Partnership (awc) 8,296
- Stanmore Medical Group 6,160
- James Street Group Pract 5,959
- Granta Medical Practices 5,888
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Gabapentin with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Gabapentin is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.