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Vigabatrin

Central Nervous System Antiepileptic drugs BNF 0408010X0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Vigabatrin was ranked 906th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 852 items, down 12.4% on a year earlier.

852items -12.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

10,719items

Rolling 12 months

£48,455

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Vigabatrin: national items dispensed by month

0 600 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 852 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 986 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 963 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 910 Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 942 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 981 Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 983 Dec 2023: 969 Jan 2024: 988 Feb 2024: 944 Mar 2024: 989 Apr 2024: 981 May 2024: 963 Jun 2024: 902 Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 938 Sep 2024: 926 Oct 2024: 982 Nov 2024: 932 Dec 2024: 968 Jan 2025: 948 Feb 2025: 827 Mar 2025: 930 Apr 2025: 915 May 2025: 973 Jun 2025: 877 Jul 2025: 926 Aug 2025: 861 Sep 2025: 913 Oct 2025: 931 Nov 2025: 864 Dec 2025: 957 Jan 2026: 927 Feb 2026: 828 Mar 2026: 884 Apr 2026: 899 May 2026: 852

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £56.87
  • Year on year Down 12.4% 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 Vigabatrin this month.

Presentations of Vigabatrin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sabril 500mg granules for oral solution sachets 0408010X0BBABAF 497 £28,927
Sabril 500mg tablets 0408010X0BBAAAA 336 £16,063
Vigabatrin 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free 0408010X0AABNBN 15 £2,632
Vigabatrin 100mg/5ml oral solution 0408010X0AAAUAU 3 £684
Kigabeq 500mg soluble tablets 0408010X0BCABBM 1 £149

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

Where Vigabatrin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Vigabatrin volumes.

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

Compare Vigabatrin with

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