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Erythromycin stearate 500mg tablets

0501050N0AAABAB · Infections
Data updated May 2026
317items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£4,510

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

4,107items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Erythromycin stearate 500mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 269 538 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 317 Jan 2021: 410 Feb 2021: 379 Mar 2021: 516 Apr 2021: 499 May 2021: 523 Jun 2021: 480 Jul 2021: 445 Aug 2021: 460 Sep 2021: 500 Oct 2021: 414 Nov 2021: 486 Dec 2021: 464 Jan 2022: 425 Feb 2022: 442 Mar 2022: 538 Apr 2022: 480 May 2022: 537 Jun 2022: 441 Jul 2022: 392 Aug 2022: 397 Sep 2022: 338 Oct 2022: 395 Nov 2022: 352 Dec 2022: 379 Jan 2023: 398 Feb 2023: 349 Mar 2023: 357 Apr 2023: 326 May 2023: 355 Jun 2023: 306 Jul 2023: 304 Aug 2023: 333 Sep 2023: 283 Oct 2023: 388 Nov 2023: 343 Dec 2023: 398 Jan 2024: 421 Feb 2024: 410 Mar 2024: 335 Apr 2024: 423 May 2024: 337 Jun 2024: 268 Jul 2024: 264 Aug 2024: 308 Sep 2024: 313 Oct 2024: 326 Nov 2024: 348 Dec 2024: 412 Jan 2025: 333 Feb 2025: 323 Mar 2025: 367 Apr 2025: 371 May 2025: 378 Jun 2025: 399 Jul 2025: 386 Aug 2025: 330 Sep 2025: 338 Oct 2025: 354 Nov 2025: 356 Dec 2025: 348 Jan 2026: 309 Feb 2026: 318 Mar 2026: 321 Apr 2026: 331 May 2026: 317

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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