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Gabapentin

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010G0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Gabapentin was ranked 42nd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 590,771 items, down 5.9% on a year earlier.

590,771items -5.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,319,829items

Rolling 12 months

£1,550,400

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Gabapentin: national items dispensed by month

0 326k 653k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 590,771 Jan 2021: 604k Feb 2021: 570k Mar 2021: 641k Apr 2021: 622k May 2021: 590k Jun 2021: 629k Jul 2021: 631k Aug 2021: 601k Sep 2021: 629k Oct 2021: 600k Nov 2021: 618k Dec 2021: 653k Jan 2022: 605k Feb 2022: 570k Mar 2022: 647k Apr 2022: 608k May 2022: 628k Jun 2022: 616k Jul 2022: 609k Aug 2022: 629k Sep 2022: 624k Oct 2022: 611k Nov 2022: 623k Dec 2022: 631k Jan 2023: 618k Feb 2023: 569k Mar 2023: 651k Apr 2023: 586k May 2023: 624k Jun 2023: 634k Jul 2023: 614k Aug 2023: 632k Sep 2023: 615k Oct 2023: 623k Nov 2023: 624k Dec 2023: 624k Jan 2024: 634k Feb 2024: 594k Mar 2024: 604k Apr 2024: 623k May 2024: 638k Jun 2024: 591k Jul 2024: 647k Aug 2024: 624k Sep 2024: 604k Oct 2024: 642k Nov 2024: 608k Dec 2024: 630k Jan 2025: 636k Feb 2025: 569k Mar 2025: 601k Apr 2025: 612k May 2025: 628k Jun 2025: 605k Jul 2025: 643k Aug 2025: 593k Sep 2025: 619k Oct 2025: 638k Nov 2025: 580k Dec 2025: 648k Jan 2026: 613k Feb 2026: 563k Mar 2026: 618k Apr 2026: 609k May 2026: 591k

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
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 Gabapentin this month.

Presentations of Gabapentin, May 2026
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
Neurontin 800mg tablets 0408010G0BBAEAK 20 £1,633
Gabapentin 100mg/5ml oral suspension 0408010G0AAAGAG 20 £5,150

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.

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.