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Phenytoin sodium

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408020T0
Data updated February 2025 Download CSV
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Dispensed in February 2025

0items

Rolling 12 months

£49

Net ingredient cost · February 2025

Figure 1. Phenytoin sodium: national items dispensed by month

0 2 4 Jan 2021 May 2021 Aug 2021 Nov 2021 Jun 2023 Feb 2025 1 Jan 2021: 1 Feb 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 2 May 2021: 3 Jun 2021: 3 Jul 2021: 3 Aug 2021: 2 Sep 2021: 3 Oct 2021: 2 Nov 2021: 1 May 2022: 2 Feb 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 4 Apr 2024: 2 Feb 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to February 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £48.79
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, February 2025

The individual products dispensed under Phenytoin sodium this month.

Presentations of Phenytoin sodium, February 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Epanutin Ready-Mixed Parenteral 250mg/5ml inj ampoules 0408020T0BBAAAA 1 £49

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to February 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Phenytoin sodium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Phenytoin sodium volumes.

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

Compare Phenytoin sodium with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Phenytoin sodium is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.