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Econazole nitrate vs Miconazole nitrate

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

Miconazole nitrate was dispensed 1,144.7× as often as Econazole nitrate in May 2026 — 40,063 items versus 35 in England.

35items

Econazole nitrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

40,063items

Miconazole nitrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Econazole nitrate versus Miconazole nitrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Econazole nitrate   ·   ╌ Miconazole nitrate

0 25k 49k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Miconazole nitra… 35 Jan 2021: 11 Feb 2021: 11 Mar 2021: 10 Apr 2021: 12 May 2021: 12 Jun 2021: 16 Jul 2021: 14 Aug 2021: 16 Sep 2021: 13 Oct 2021: 8 Nov 2021: 11 Dec 2021: 11 Feb 2022: 7 Mar 2022: 17 Apr 2022: 14 May 2022: 4 Jun 2022: 14 Jul 2022: 13 Aug 2022: 11 Sep 2022: 10 Oct 2022: 9 Nov 2022: 10 Dec 2022: 5 Jan 2023: 15 Feb 2023: 5 Mar 2023: 10 Apr 2023: 4 May 2023: 6 Jun 2023: 2 Jul 2023: 6 Aug 2023: 6 Sep 2023: 5 Oct 2023: 2 Nov 2023: 171 Dec 2023: 170 Jan 2024: 158 Feb 2024: 126 Mar 2024: 148 Apr 2024: 151 May 2024: 158 Jun 2024: 172 Jul 2024: 201 Aug 2024: 220 Sep 2024: 223 Oct 2024: 236 Nov 2024: 233 Dec 2024: 182 Jan 2025: 223 Feb 2025: 197 Mar 2025: 228 Apr 2025: 211 May 2025: 223 Jun 2025: 225 Jul 2025: 262 Aug 2025: 193 Sep 2025: 114 Oct 2025: 77 Nov 2025: 60 Dec 2025: 59 Jan 2026: 60 Feb 2026: 57 Mar 2026: 41 Apr 2026: 43 May 2026: 35

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Econazole nitrate versus Miconazole nitrate, May 2026
Measure Econazole nitrate Miconazole nitrate
Items, May 2026 35 40,063
Items, last 12 months 1,226 514,359
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £174 £265,188

See the full profile for Econazole nitrate or Miconazole nitrate.