Phenobarbital
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antiepileptic drugs
Phenobarbital was ranked 492nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 11,099 items, down 1.2% on a year earlier.
11,099items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£99,041
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
135,209items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Phenobarbital: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Phenobarbital, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Phenobarbital 30mg tablets | 6,872 | £12,080 |
| Phenobarbital 60mg tablets | 2,428 | £6,390 |
| Phenobarbital 15mg tablets | 1,409 | £13,528 |
| Phenobarbital 50mg/5ml oral solution | 184 | £30,803 |
| Phenobarbital 50mg/5ml oral suspension | 116 | £9,526 |
| Phenobarbital 15mg/5ml elixir | 70 | £9,723 |
| Phenobarbital 25mg/5ml oral suspension | 4 | £6,272 |
| Phenobarbital 75mg/5ml oral liquid | 3 | £2,108 |
| Phenobarbital 30mg/5ml oral liquid | 3 | £1,678 |
| Phenobarbital 20mg/5ml oral liquid | 3 | £525 |
| Phenobarbital 250mg/5ml oral liquid | 2 | £2,544 |
| Phenobarbital 15mg/5ml oral liquid | 2 | £1,334 |
| Phenobarbital 10mg/5ml oral liquid | 1 | £80 |
| Phenobarbital 150mg/5ml oral liquid | 1 | £1,220 |
| Phenobarbital 25mg/5ml oral solution | 1 | £1,232 |
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