Safinamide
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
Safinamide was ranked 651st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 3,967 items, up 13.4% on a year earlier.
3,967items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£267,913
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
45,072items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Safinamide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Safinamide, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Safinamide 100mg tablets | 2,060 | £131,454 |
| Safinamide 50mg tablets | 1,865 | £133,366 |
| Xadago 100mg tablets | 23 | £1,382 |
| Xadago 50mg tablets | 19 | £1,711 |
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