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Fluconazole vs Griseofulvin

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

Fluconazole was dispensed 308.9× as often as Griseofulvin in May 2026 — 43,560 items versus 141 in England.

43,560items

Fluconazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

141items

Griseofulvin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fluconazole versus Griseofulvin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fluconazole   ·   ╌ Griseofulvin

0 28k 57k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Griseofulvin 43,560 Jan 2021: 42k Feb 2021: 40k Mar 2021: 46k Apr 2021: 41k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 41k Jul 2021: 43k Aug 2021: 41k Sep 2021: 43k Oct 2021: 42k Nov 2021: 44k Dec 2021: 43k Jan 2022: 42k Feb 2022: 39k Mar 2022: 45k Apr 2022: 40k May 2022: 43k Jun 2022: 42k Jul 2022: 43k Aug 2022: 44k Sep 2022: 44k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 46k Dec 2022: 42k Jan 2023: 46k Feb 2023: 42k Mar 2023: 48k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 46k Jun 2023: 47k Jul 2023: 47k Aug 2023: 48k Sep 2023: 47k Oct 2023: 49k Nov 2023: 48k Dec 2023: 46k Jan 2024: 49k Feb 2024: 47k Mar 2024: 47k Apr 2024: 50k May 2024: 51k Jun 2024: 48k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 51k Sep 2024: 50k Oct 2024: 53k Nov 2024: 50k Dec 2024: 48k Jan 2025: 51k Feb 2025: 45k Mar 2025: 48k Apr 2025: 46k May 2025: 57k Jun 2025: 54k Jul 2025: 57k Aug 2025: 50k Sep 2025: 53k Oct 2025: 54k Nov 2025: 48k Dec 2025: 49k Jan 2026: 47k Feb 2026: 43k Mar 2026: 47k Apr 2026: 45k May 2026: 44k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Fluconazole versus Griseofulvin, May 2026
Measure Fluconazole Griseofulvin
Items, May 2026 43,560 141
Items, last 12 months 588,896 1,515
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £172,505 £7,756

See the full profile for Fluconazole or Griseofulvin.