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Rufinamide

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010AF
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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

0 579.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 1,015 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 947 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 982 Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 956 Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 973 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 1k Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 970 May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 997 Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 928 Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 1k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 1k May 2026: 1k

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.

Presentations of Rufinamide, May 2026
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.

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

Compare Rufinamide with

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