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Fluconazole vs Micafungin

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

Fluconazole was dispensed 43,560.0× as often as Micafungin in May 2026 — 43,560 items versus 1 in England.

43,560items

Fluconazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Micafungin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Fluconazole   ·   ╌ Micafungin

0 28k 57k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Micafungin 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 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 Micafungin, May 2026
Measure Fluconazole Micafungin
Items, May 2026 43,560 1
Items, last 12 months 588,896 1
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £172,505 £196

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