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Rizatriptan

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407041R0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Rizatriptan was ranked 315th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 33,089 items, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

33,089items +1.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

327,647items

Rolling 12 months

£778,028

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Rizatriptan: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £23.51
  • Year on year Up 1.4% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Rizatriptan this month.

Presentations of Rizatriptan, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 0407041R0AAADAD 14,431 £232,404
Rizatriptan 10mg tablets 0407041R0AAABAB 9,787 £181,216
Maxalt Melt 10mg oral lyophilisates 0407041R0BBACAC 6,940 £284,661
Rizatriptan 5mg tablets 0407041R0AAAAAA 1,265 £53,548
Rizatriptan 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 0407041R0AAAEAE 295 £8,408
Maxalt 10mg tablets 0407041R0BBABAB 294 £14,636
Maxalt 5mg tablets 0407041R0BBAAAA 77 £3,155

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

Where Rizatriptan is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rizatriptan volumes.

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

Compare Rizatriptan with

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

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The monthly series for Rizatriptan 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.