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Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg/5ml oral suspension

0501080D0AAAEAE · Infections
Data updated May 2026
258items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£10,457

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

4,562items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg/5ml oral suspension: national items dispensed by month

0 530.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 258 Jan 2021: 513 Feb 2021: 475 Mar 2021: 512 Apr 2021: 507 May 2021: 385 Jun 2021: 406 Jul 2021: 460 Aug 2021: 439 Sep 2021: 456 Oct 2021: 473 Nov 2021: 498 Dec 2021: 556 Jan 2022: 536 Feb 2022: 491 Mar 2022: 547 Apr 2022: 484 May 2022: 518 Jun 2022: 498 Jul 2022: 550 Aug 2022: 496 Sep 2022: 551 Oct 2022: 569 Nov 2022: 588 Dec 2022: 603 Jan 2023: 577 Feb 2023: 553 Mar 2023: 631 Apr 2023: 534 May 2023: 611 Jun 2023: 651 Jul 2023: 585 Aug 2023: 634 Sep 2023: 629 Oct 2023: 738 Nov 2023: 872 Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 699 Mar 2024: 503 Apr 2024: 514 May 2024: 696 Jun 2024: 722 Jul 2024: 811 Aug 2024: 734 Sep 2024: 751 Oct 2024: 800 Nov 2024: 766 Dec 2024: 829 Jan 2025: 871 Feb 2025: 747 Mar 2025: 813 Apr 2025: 769 May 2025: 788 Jun 2025: 683 Jul 2025: 745 Aug 2025: 468 Sep 2025: 380 Oct 2025: 357 Nov 2025: 318 Dec 2025: 304 Jan 2026: 271 Feb 2026: 254 Mar 2026: 271 Apr 2026: 253 May 2026: 258

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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