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Clindamycin phosphate vs Nystatin

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

Clindamycin phosphate was dispensed 20.9× as often as Nystatin in March 2026 — 1,634 items versus 78 in England.

1,634items

Clindamycin phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

78items

Nystatin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clindamycin phosphate versus Nystatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clindamycin phosphate   ·   ╌ Nystatin

Nystatin 1,634

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Clindamycin phosphate versus Nystatin, March 2026
Measure Clindamycin phosphate Nystatin
Items, March 2026 1,634 78
Items, last 12 months 19,040 770
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £19,515 £33,943

See the full profile for Clindamycin phosphate or Nystatin.