Valproic acid

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders

Data updated March 2026

Valproic acid was ranked 302nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 38,826 items, down 3.4% on a year earlier.

38,826items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£612,026

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

475,228items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Valproic acid: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Valproic acid, by items this month.

Presentations of Valproic acid, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Depakote 500mg gastro-resistant tablets	11,860	£242,772
Valproic acid 500mg gastro-resistant tablets	9,422	£180,067
Depakote 250mg gastro-resistant tablets	7,828	£77,851
Valproic acid 250mg gastro-resistant tablets	7,300	£68,394
Belvo 500mg gastro-resistant tablets	1,093	£26,640
Belvo 250mg gastro-resistant tablets	898	£10,942
Syonell 500mg gastro-resistant tablets	225	£3,683
Syonell 250mg gastro-resistant tablets	200	£1,678

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