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Lamotrigine

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010H0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Lamotrigine was ranked 64th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 384,650 items, up 9.1% on a year earlier.

384,650items +9.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,109,201items

Rolling 12 months

£3,140,165

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Lamotrigine: national items dispensed by month

0 199k 397k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 384,650 Jan 2021: 269k Feb 2021: 254k Mar 2021: 283k Apr 2021: 277k May 2021: 267k Jun 2021: 284k Jul 2021: 287k Aug 2021: 275k Sep 2021: 286k Oct 2021: 275k Nov 2021: 287k Dec 2021: 304k Jan 2022: 286k Feb 2022: 268k Mar 2022: 302k Apr 2022: 286k May 2022: 300k Jun 2022: 293k Jul 2022: 294k Aug 2022: 301k Sep 2022: 300k Oct 2022: 299k Nov 2022: 306k Dec 2022: 310k Jan 2023: 308k Feb 2023: 285k Mar 2023: 324k Apr 2023: 293k May 2023: 315k Jun 2023: 321k Jul 2023: 315k Aug 2023: 322k Sep 2023: 315k Oct 2023: 321k Nov 2023: 331k Dec 2023: 329k Jan 2024: 336k Feb 2024: 318k Mar 2024: 322k Apr 2024: 335k May 2024: 345k Jun 2024: 326k Jul 2024: 355k Aug 2024: 343k Sep 2024: 337k Oct 2024: 358k Nov 2024: 345k Dec 2024: 359k Jan 2025: 365k Feb 2025: 329k Mar 2025: 349k Apr 2025: 353k May 2025: 368k Jun 2025: 357k Jul 2025: 383k Aug 2025: 352k Sep 2025: 373k Oct 2025: 384k Nov 2025: 357k Dec 2025: 397k Jan 2026: 381k Feb 2026: 351k Mar 2026: 387k Apr 2026: 385k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.16
  • Year on year Up 9.1% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Lamotrigine this month.

Presentations of Lamotrigine, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets 0408010H0AAAAAA 117,659 £268,932
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets 0408010H0AAABAB 105,701 £187,653
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets 0408010H0AAACAC 74,999 £132,724
Lamotrigine 200mg tablets 0408010H0AAA1A1 43,109 £116,919
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free 0408010H0AAAQAQ 10,442 £402,400
Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free 0408010H0AAAWAW 8,733 £157,801
Lamictal 100mg tablets 0408010H0BBABAA 6,879 £593,061
Lamictal 50mg tablets 0408010H0BBAAAB 5,614 £240,270
Lamictal 200mg tablets 0408010H0BBAGA1 3,648 £444,110
Lamictal 25mg tablets 0408010H0BBACAC 3,353 £99,734
Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free 0408010H0AAAPAP 1,687 £114,340
Lamictal 25mg dispersible tablets 0408010H0BBAEAQ 1,107 £61,472
Lamictal 100mg dispersible tablets 0408010H0BBAFAW 954 £109,121
Lamictal 5mg dispersible tablets 0408010H0BBADAP 303 £16,343
Lamotrigine 10mg/ml oral suspension sugar free 0408010H0AABWBW 237 £66,839

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

Where Lamotrigine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lamotrigine volumes.

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

Compare Lamotrigine with

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