Sumatriptan succinate
Sumatriptan succinate was ranked 115th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 217,432 items, up 1.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Sumatriptan succinate: national items dispensed by month
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
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Sumatriptan succinate this month.
| 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 3,932
- The Ridings Medical Group 2,712
- Lancaster Medical Practice 2,598
- Granta Medical Practices 2,556
- Beacon Medical Group 2,294
- Stanmore Medical Group 2,163
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Sumatriptan succinate 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.