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Primidone

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010U0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Primidone was ranked 422nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 17,182 items, up 7.8% on a year earlier.

17,182items +7.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

185,590items

Rolling 12 months

£1,159,751

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Primidone: 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 9 shown
  • Average cost / item £67.50
  • Year on year Up 7.8% 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 Primidone this month.

Presentations of Primidone, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Primidone 50mg tablets 0408010U0AAAXAX 11,051 £976,261
Primidone 250mg tablets 0408010U0AAABAB 5,577 £144,712
Primidone 125mg tablets 0408010U0AABDBD 368 £21,684
Enodama 50mg tablets 0408010U0BCAAAX 126 £9,374
Primidone 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0408010U0AABABA 28 £1,054
Primidone 250mg/5ml oral suspension 0408010U0AABCBC 14 £1,869
Primidone 25mg/5ml oral suspension 0408010U0AAACAC 7 £4,061
Primidone 62.5mg/5ml oral suspension 0408010U0AABBBB 7 £460
Enodama 250mg tablets 0408010U0BCACAB 4 £276

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

Where Primidone is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Primidone volumes.

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

Compare Primidone with

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