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Oxcarbazepine

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010D0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Oxcarbazepine was ranked 475th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 11,428 items, up 3.8% on a year earlier.

11,428items +3.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

124,896items

Rolling 12 months

£345,925

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Oxcarbazepine: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £30.27
  • Year on year Up 3.8% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Oxcarbazepine this month.

Presentations of Oxcarbazepine, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Oxcarbazepine 300mg tablets 0408010D0AAABAB 5,447 £53,543
Oxcarbazepine 150mg tablets 0408010D0AAACAC 2,847 £89,340
Oxcarbazepine 600mg tablets 0408010D0AAADAD 1,812 £98,808
Trileptal 60mg/ml oral suspension 0408010D0BBADAE 617 £69,617
Trileptal 300mg tablets 0408010D0BBAAAB 339 £17,620
Trileptal 600mg tablets 0408010D0BBACAD 198 £13,468
Trileptal 150mg tablets 0408010D0BBABAC 168 £3,529

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

Where Oxcarbazepine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Oxcarbazepine volumes.

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

Compare Oxcarbazepine with

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