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Cefalexin 500mg capsules

0501021L0AAABAB · Infections
Data updated April 2026
36,601items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£67,550

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

446,908items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Cefalexin 500mg capsules: national items dispensed by month

0 20k 41k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 36,601 Jan 2021: 29k Feb 2021: 27k Mar 2021: 30k Apr 2021: 27k May 2021: 27k Jun 2021: 28k Jul 2021: 30k Aug 2021: 31k Sep 2021: 32k Oct 2021: 32k Nov 2021: 33k Dec 2021: 34k Jan 2022: 33k Feb 2022: 30k Mar 2022: 34k Apr 2022: 30k May 2022: 31k Jun 2022: 30k Jul 2022: 31k Aug 2022: 33k Sep 2022: 34k Oct 2022: 35k Nov 2022: 35k Dec 2022: 37k Jan 2023: 38k Feb 2023: 34k Mar 2023: 37k Apr 2023: 31k May 2023: 33k Jun 2023: 34k Jul 2023: 36k Aug 2023: 37k Sep 2023: 36k Oct 2023: 35k Nov 2023: 31k Dec 2023: 31k Jan 2024: 32k Feb 2024: 30k Mar 2024: 27k Apr 2024: 28k May 2024: 30k Jun 2024: 28k Jul 2024: 32k Aug 2024: 31k Sep 2024: 32k Oct 2024: 33k Nov 2024: 31k Dec 2024: 31k Jan 2025: 32k Feb 2025: 30k Mar 2025: 33k Apr 2025: 32k May 2025: 33k Jun 2025: 34k Jul 2025: 37k Aug 2025: 36k Sep 2025: 39k Oct 2025: 41k Nov 2025: 37k Dec 2025: 40k Jan 2026: 40k Feb 2026: 36k Mar 2026: 38k Apr 2026: 37k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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