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Fluconazole vs Ketoconazole

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

Fluconazole was dispensed 5,892.0× as often as Ketoconazole in March 2026 — 47,136 items versus 8 in England.

47,136items

Fluconazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

8items

Ketoconazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Fluconazole   ·   ╌ Ketoconazole

Ketoconazole 47,136

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fluconazole versus Ketoconazole, March 2026
Measure Fluconazole Ketoconazole
Items, March 2026 47,136 8
Items, last 12 months 603,146 121
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £172,411 £2,250

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