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Metronidazole 400mg tablets

0501110C0AAAJAJ · Infections
Data updated May 2026
85,890items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£73,902

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,076,513items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Metronidazole 400mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 56k 113k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 85,890 Jan 2021: 107k Feb 2021: 101k Mar 2021: 113k Apr 2021: 99k May 2021: 97k Jun 2021: 99k Jul 2021: 99k Aug 2021: 95k Sep 2021: 99k Oct 2021: 97k Nov 2021: 101k Dec 2021: 98k Jan 2022: 96k Feb 2022: 95k Mar 2022: 105k Apr 2022: 90k May 2022: 97k Jun 2022: 92k Jul 2022: 92k Aug 2022: 94k Sep 2022: 96k Oct 2022: 97k Nov 2022: 98k Dec 2022: 93k Jan 2023: 99k Feb 2023: 91k Mar 2023: 104k Apr 2023: 85k May 2023: 92k Jun 2023: 93k Jul 2023: 93k Aug 2023: 93k Sep 2023: 90k Oct 2023: 93k Nov 2023: 94k Dec 2023: 89k Jan 2024: 96k Feb 2024: 90k Mar 2024: 90k Apr 2024: 90k May 2024: 91k Jun 2024: 86k Jul 2024: 94k Aug 2024: 87k Sep 2024: 89k Oct 2024: 95k Nov 2024: 89k Dec 2024: 86k Jan 2025: 92k Feb 2025: 85k Mar 2025: 88k Apr 2025: 84k May 2025: 87k Jun 2025: 86k Jul 2025: 91k Aug 2025: 85k Sep 2025: 94k Oct 2025: 95k Nov 2025: 87k Dec 2025: 91k Jan 2026: 93k Feb 2026: 87k Mar 2026: 94k Apr 2026: 87k May 2026: 86k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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