Lacosamide
Central Nervous System
Antiepileptic drugs
BNF 0408010AH
Data updated May 2026
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Lacosamide was ranked 343rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 28,536 items, up 6.8% on a year earlier.
28,536items
+6.8%
Dispensed in May 2026
335,615items
Rolling 12 months
£297,652
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Lacosamide: 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 11 shown
- Average cost / item £10.43
- Year on year Up 6.8% 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 Lacosamide this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacosamide 100mg tablets | 0408010AHAAABAB | 8,929 | £19,534 |
| Lacosamide 50mg tablets | 0408010AHAAAAAA | 7,532 | £28,708 |
| Lacosamide 200mg tablets | 0408010AHAAADAD | 6,331 | £22,535 |
| Lacosamide 150mg tablets | 0408010AHAAACAC | 2,871 | £24,466 |
| Lacosamide 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 0408010AHAAAGAG | 1,769 | £77,214 |
| Vimpat 100mg tablets | 0408010AHBBABAB | 312 | £36,074 |
| Vimpat 200mg tablets | 0408010AHBBADAD | 268 | £38,923 |
| Vimpat 50mg tablets | 0408010AHBBAAAA | 263 | £15,251 |
| Vimpat 10mg/ml syrup (USB Pharma) | 0408010AHBBAHAG | 145 | £18,095 |
| Vimpat 150mg tablets | 0408010AHBBACAC | 115 | £16,554 |
| Lacosamide 200mg/20ml solution for infusion vials | 0408010AHAAAEAE | 1 | £297 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Lacosamide is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lacosamide volumes.
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Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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