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Sumatriptan succinate

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407041T0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sumatriptan succinate was ranked 112th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 217,432 items, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

217,432items +1.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,672,807items

Rolling 12 months

£3,684,706

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sumatriptan succinate: national items dispensed by month

0 117k 233k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 217,432 Jan 2021: 163k Feb 2021: 155k Mar 2021: 175k Apr 2021: 167k May 2021: 166k Jun 2021: 173k Jul 2021: 177k Aug 2021: 164k Sep 2021: 178k Oct 2021: 169k Nov 2021: 176k Dec 2021: 184k Jan 2022: 175k Feb 2022: 165k Mar 2022: 190k Apr 2022: 173k May 2022: 184k Jun 2022: 181k Jul 2022: 181k Aug 2022: 180k Sep 2022: 183k Oct 2022: 185k Nov 2022: 190k Dec 2022: 186k Jan 2023: 189k Feb 2023: 174k Mar 2023: 203k Apr 2023: 179k May 2023: 195k Jun 2023: 198k Jul 2023: 196k Aug 2023: 197k Sep 2023: 196k Oct 2023: 200k Nov 2023: 201k Dec 2023: 199k Jan 2024: 205k Feb 2024: 196k Mar 2024: 202k Apr 2024: 207k May 2024: 214k Jun 2024: 203k Jul 2024: 219k Aug 2024: 204k Sep 2024: 205k Oct 2024: 220k Nov 2024: 209k Dec 2024: 212k Jan 2025: 220k Feb 2025: 197k Mar 2025: 215k Apr 2025: 205k May 2025: 215k Jun 2025: 215k Jul 2025: 229k Aug 2025: 207k Sep 2025: 226k Oct 2025: 233k Nov 2025: 214k Dec 2025: 233k Jan 2026: 228k Feb 2026: 211k Mar 2026: 233k Apr 2026: 227k May 2026: 217k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 14 shown
  • Average cost / item £16.95
  • Year on year Up 1.4% 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 Sumatriptan succinate this month.

Presentations of Sumatriptan succinate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sumatriptan 50mg tablets 0407041T0AAAFAF 151,715 £1,477,625
Sumatriptan 100mg tablets 0407041T0AAACAC 45,295 £407,074
Imigran 10mg nasal spray 0407041T0BBAHAH 7,128 £262,243
Imigran 20mg nasal spray 0407041T0BBAGAG 6,070 £316,150
Imigran Subject 6mg/0.5ml inj pfs with dev 0407041T0BBADAD 2,679 £482,897
Sumatriptan 6mg/0.5ml inj pre-filled disposable devices 0407041T0AAAIAI 2,141 £419,676
Imigran 50mg tablets 0407041T0BBAFAF 872 £47,287
Imigran Subject 6mg/0.5ml inj syringe refill pack 0407041T0BBAEAE 683 £141,494
Imigran 100mg tablets 0407041T0BBACAC 437 £43,870
Sumatriptan 3mg/0.5ml inj pre-filled disposable devices 0407041T0AAAJAJ 281 £80,146
Imigran Radis 50mg tablets 0407041T0BBAIAF 75 £3,290
MigraKind 50mg tablets 0407041T0BGAAAF 29 £759
Imigran Radis 100mg tablets 0407041T0BBAJAC 26 £2,188
Gramegran 50mg tablets 0407041T0BFAAAF 1 £9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Sumatriptan succinate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sumatriptan succinate volumes.

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

Compare Sumatriptan succinate with

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