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Perampanel

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

Perampanel was ranked 569th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 6,565 items, up 9.7% on a year earlier.

6,565items +9.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

70,702items

Rolling 12 months

£907,335

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Perampanel: 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 14 shown
  • Average cost / item £138.21
  • Year on year Up 9.7% 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 Perampanel this month.

Presentations of Perampanel, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Perampanel 8mg tablets 0408010AKAAADAD 1,268 £143,915
Perampanel 2mg tablets 0408010AKAAAAAA 1,160 £234,210
Perampanel 6mg tablets 0408010AKAAACAC 1,160 £143,695
Perampanel 10mg tablets 0408010AKAAAEAE 869 £96,215
Perampanel 4mg tablets 0408010AKAAABAB 846 £115,940
Perampanel 12mg tablets 0408010AKAAAFAF 636 £69,255
Perampanel 500micrograms/ml oral suspension sugar free 0408010AKAAAJAJ 391 £68,340
Fycompa 8mg tablets 0408010AKBBADAD 56 £7,315
Fycompa 6mg tablets 0408010AKBBACAC 39 £5,495
Fycompa 12mg tablets 0408010AKBBAFAF 39 £5,645
Fycompa 10mg tablets 0408010AKBBAEAE 36 £4,805
Fycompa 2mg tablets 0408010AKBBAAAA 33 £6,845
Fycompa 4mg tablets 0408010AKBBABAB 28 £4,640
Fycompa 0.5mg/ml oral suspension 0408010AKBBAGAJ 4 £1,020

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

Where Perampanel is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Perampanel volumes.

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

Compare Perampanel with

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