Sodium valproate
Sodium valproate was ranked 131st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 163,094 items, down 8.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Sodium valproate: 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 15 shown
- Average cost / item £15.85
- Year on year Down 8.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Sodium valproate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epilim Chrono 500 tablets | 0408010W0BBALA2 | 41,021 | £818,376 |
| Epilim Chrono 300 tablets | 0408010W0BBAKA1 | 25,802 | £329,627 |
| Epilim Chrono 200 tablets | 0408010W0BBAJAZ | 20,255 | £178,861 |
| Sodium valproate 200mg gastro-resistant tablets | 0408010W0AAACAC | 14,474 | £79,003 |
| Sodium valproate 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 0408010W0AAADAD | 14,369 | £170,328 |
| Epilim 200 gastro-resistant tablets | 0408010W0BBABAC | 10,223 | £71,837 |
| Epilim 500 gastro-resistant tablets | 0408010W0BBACAD | 9,412 | £147,841 |
| Epilim 200mg/5ml liquid | 0408010W0BBADAA | 7,634 | £179,866 |
| Sodium valproate 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0408010W0AAAAAA | 4,959 | £203,112 |
| Sodium valproate 100mg tablets | 0408010W0AAABAB | 3,236 | £14,517 |
| Epilim 200mg/5ml syrup | 0408010W0BBAEAE | 2,724 | £71,916 |
| Epilim 100mg crushable tablets | 0408010W0BBAAAB | 2,536 | £22,394 |
| Episenta 300mg modified-release capsules | 0408010W0BIACBR | 1,815 | £24,911 |
| Epilim Chronosphere MR 500mg granules sachets | 0408010W0BBAMBS | 1,259 | £89,850 |
| Epilim Chronosphere MR 250mg granules sachets | 0408010W0BBAQBX | 570 | £41,460 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Sodium valproate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium valproate volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 3,204
- Stanmore Medical Group 1,360
- The Roxton Practice 1,196
- James Street Group Pract 1,063
- Swan Medical Group 985
- Abbey Surgery 979
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Sodium valproate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Sodium valproate 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.