Rizatriptan
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics
Rizatriptan was ranked 321st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 33,694 items, up 6.8% on a year earlier.
33,694items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£815,833
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
391,387items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Rizatriptan: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Rizatriptan, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 14,781 | £240,255 |
| Rizatriptan 10mg tablets | 9,910 | £210,396 |
| Maxalt Melt 10mg oral lyophilisates | 7,132 | £290,477 |
| Rizatriptan 5mg tablets | 1,264 | £49,649 |
| Maxalt 10mg tablets | 308 | £15,491 |
| Rizatriptan 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 217 | £6,156 |
| Maxalt 5mg tablets | 82 | £3,409 |
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