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Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets

0501120L0AAAFAF · Infections
Data updated May 2026
16,657items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£117,968

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

223,632items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

0 15k 31k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 16,657 Jan 2021: 30k Feb 2021: 28k Mar 2021: 31k Apr 2021: 27k May 2021: 26k Jun 2021: 27k Jul 2021: 28k Aug 2021: 29k Sep 2021: 30k Oct 2021: 30k Nov 2021: 30k Dec 2021: 31k Jan 2022: 29k Feb 2022: 26k Mar 2022: 29k Apr 2022: 26k May 2022: 28k Jun 2022: 26k Jul 2022: 26k Aug 2022: 28k Sep 2022: 29k Oct 2022: 29k Nov 2022: 30k Dec 2022: 30k Jan 2023: 31k Feb 2023: 27k Mar 2023: 30k Apr 2023: 26k May 2023: 27k Jun 2023: 27k Jul 2023: 27k Aug 2023: 29k Sep 2023: 27k Oct 2023: 28k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 26k Jan 2024: 27k Feb 2024: 24k Mar 2024: 23k Apr 2024: 22k May 2024: 21k Jun 2024: 20k Jul 2024: 22k Aug 2024: 21k Sep 2024: 21k Oct 2024: 23k Nov 2024: 21k Dec 2024: 22k Jan 2025: 22k Feb 2025: 19k Mar 2025: 19k Apr 2025: 19k May 2025: 19k Jun 2025: 18k Jul 2025: 19k Aug 2025: 19k Sep 2025: 20k Oct 2025: 21k Nov 2025: 18k Dec 2025: 20k Jan 2026: 18k Feb 2026: 16k Mar 2026: 20k Apr 2026: 17k May 2026: 17k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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