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Amphotericin vs Chlorhexidine gluconate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Chlorhexidine gluconate was dispensed 6,154.0× as often as Amphotericin in May 2026 — 18,462 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Amphotericin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

18,462items

Chlorhexidine gluconate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amphotericin versus Chlorhexidine gluconate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amphotericin   ·   ╌ Chlorhexidine gluconate

0 14k 28k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Dec 2024 May 2026 Chlorhexidine gl… 3 Jan 2021: 3 Feb 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 3 Apr 2021: 2 May 2021: 4 Jul 2021: 7 Aug 2021: 2 Sep 2021: 7 Oct 2021: 8 Nov 2021: 4 Dec 2021: 5 Jan 2022: 3 Feb 2022: 4 Mar 2022: 5 Apr 2022: 3 May 2022: 5 Jun 2022: 4 Jul 2022: 5 Aug 2022: 6 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 7 Dec 2022: 2 Jan 2023: 6 Feb 2023: 6 Mar 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 4 May 2023: 3 Jun 2023: 6 Jul 2023: 8 Aug 2023: 2 Sep 2023: 17 Oct 2023: 4 Nov 2023: 2 Dec 2023: 6 Jan 2024: 9 Feb 2024: 4 Mar 2024: 3 Apr 2024: 3 May 2024: 4 Jun 2024: 4 Jul 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 9 Oct 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 7 Jan 2025: 2 Feb 2025: 5 Mar 2025: 4 Apr 2025: 1 May 2025: 6 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 4 Nov 2025: 4 Dec 2025: 3 Jan 2026: 5 Feb 2026: 7 Mar 2026: 4 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Amphotericin versus Chlorhexidine gluconate, May 2026
Measure Amphotericin Chlorhexidine gluconate
Items, May 2026 3 18,462
Items, last 12 months 41 236,015
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,391 £80,227

See the full profile for Amphotericin or Chlorhexidine gluconate.