Lamotrigine
Central Nervous System
Antiepileptic drugs
BNF 0408010H0
Data updated April 2026
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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
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.
| 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 5,942
- Lancaster Medical Practice 4,444
- Granta Medical Practices 4,320
- The Medical Group 3,841
- Westrop Medical Practice 3,672
- Mendip Vale Medical Practice 3,029
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.