Rufinamide
Central Nervous System
Antiepileptic drugs
BNF 0408010AF
Data updated May 2026
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Rufinamide was ranked 885th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,015 items, down 3.9% on a year earlier.
1,015items
-3.9%
Dispensed in May 2026
12,695items
Rolling 12 months
£148,049
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Rufinamide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
- Presentations 7 shown
- Average cost / item £145.86
- Year on year Down 3.9% 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 Rufinamide this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufinamide 400mg tablets | 0408010AFAAACAC | 373 | £63,374 |
| Rufinamide 40mg/ml oral suspension sugar free | 0408010AFAAADAD | 293 | £60,520 |
| Rufinamide 200mg tablets | 0408010AFAAABAB | 214 | £18,078 |
| Rufinamide 100mg tablets | 0408010AFAAAAAA | 124 | £5,282 |
| Inovelon 100mg tablets | 0408010AFBBAAAA | 6 | £91 |
| Inovelon 400mg tablets | 0408010AFBBACAC | 3 | £590 |
| Inovelon 200mg tablets | 0408010AFBBABAB | 2 | £115 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Rufinamide is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rufinamide volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.