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Rizatriptan

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

Rizatriptan was ranked 319th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 33,078 items, up 6.6% on a year earlier.

33,078items +6.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

360,815items

Rolling 12 months

£775,981

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Rizatriptan: national items dispensed by month

0 18k 35k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 33,078 Jan 2021: 27k Feb 2021: 26k Mar 2021: 29k Apr 2021: 28k May 2021: 26k Jun 2021: 29k Jul 2021: 30k Aug 2021: 28k Sep 2021: 29k Oct 2021: 28k Nov 2021: 29k Dec 2021: 31k Jan 2022: 28k Feb 2022: 27k Mar 2022: 30k Apr 2022: 28k May 2022: 30k Jun 2022: 29k Jul 2022: 29k Aug 2022: 29k Sep 2022: 29k Oct 2022: 29k Nov 2022: 29k Dec 2022: 30k Jan 2023: 30k Feb 2023: 27k Mar 2023: 31k Apr 2023: 28k May 2023: 30k Jun 2023: 31k Jul 2023: 30k Aug 2023: 30k Sep 2023: 30k Oct 2023: 31k Nov 2023: 31k Dec 2023: 31k Jan 2024: 31k Feb 2024: 30k Mar 2024: 30k Apr 2024: 32k May 2024: 32k Jun 2024: 31k Jul 2024: 33k Aug 2024: 32k Sep 2024: 31k Oct 2024: 33k Nov 2024: 31k Dec 2024: 32k Jan 2025: 32k Feb 2025: 29k Mar 2025: 32k Apr 2025: 31k May 2025: 33k Jun 2025: 32k Jul 2025: 34k Aug 2025: 31k Sep 2025: 33k Oct 2025: 34k Nov 2025: 31k Dec 2025: 35k Jan 2026: 33k Feb 2026: 31k Mar 2026: 34k Apr 2026: 33k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £23.46
  • Year on year Up 6.6% 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 Rizatriptan this month.

Presentations of Rizatriptan, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 0407041R0AAADAD 14,503 £233,446
Rizatriptan 10mg tablets 0407041R0AAABAB 9,723 £181,884
Maxalt Melt 10mg oral lyophilisates 0407041R0BBACAC 6,983 £282,615
Rizatriptan 5mg tablets 0407041R0AAAAAA 1,234 £52,120
Maxalt 10mg tablets 0407041R0BBABAB 291 £14,538
Rizatriptan 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 0407041R0AAAEAE 235 £6,497
Maxalt 5mg tablets 0407041R0BBAAAA 109 £4,880

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 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.