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Ciprofloxacin vs Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone

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

Ciprofloxacin was dispensed 3.7× as often as Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone in May 2026 — 4,638 items versus 1,269 in England.

4,638items

Ciprofloxacin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,269items

Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ciprofloxacin versus Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ciprofloxacin   ·   ╌ Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone

0 3k 6k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Ciprofloxacin/fl… 4,638 Jan 2021: 2k Feb 2021: 2k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 2k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 2k Aug 2021: 2k Sep 2021: 3k Oct 2021: 3k Nov 2021: 3k Dec 2021: 3k Jan 2022: 3k Feb 2022: 2k Mar 2022: 3k Apr 2022: 3k May 2022: 3k Jun 2022: 3k Jul 2022: 3k Aug 2022: 3k Sep 2022: 3k Oct 2022: 3k Nov 2022: 4k Dec 2022: 4k Jan 2023: 4k Feb 2023: 4k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 3k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 4k Aug 2023: 5k Sep 2023: 5k Oct 2023: 5k Nov 2023: 5k Dec 2023: 4k Jan 2024: 4k Feb 2024: 5k Mar 2024: 4k Apr 2024: 4k May 2024: 4k Jun 2024: 4k Jul 2024: 5k Aug 2024: 5k Sep 2024: 5k Oct 2024: 5k Nov 2024: 5k Dec 2024: 5k Jan 2025: 5k Feb 2025: 5k Mar 2025: 5k Apr 2025: 4k May 2025: 4k Jun 2025: 4k Jul 2025: 5k Aug 2025: 5k Sep 2025: 6k Oct 2025: 6k Nov 2025: 5k Dec 2025: 6k Jan 2026: 5k Feb 2026: 5k Mar 2026: 5k Apr 2026: 5k May 2026: 5k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ciprofloxacin versus Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone, May 2026
Measure Ciprofloxacin Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone
Items, May 2026 4,638 1,269
Items, last 12 months 62,860 15,400
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £33,570 £8,889

See the full profile for Ciprofloxacin or Ciprofloxacin/fluocinolone.