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Lidocaine hydrochloride vs Miconazole

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

Miconazole was dispensed 23.7× as often as Lidocaine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 6,321 items versus 267 in England.

267items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,321items

Miconazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Miconazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lidocaine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Miconazole

0 7k 14k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Miconazole 267 Jan 2021: 372 Feb 2021: 445 Mar 2021: 416 Apr 2021: 390 May 2021: 409 Jun 2021: 392 Jul 2021: 377 Aug 2021: 364 Sep 2021: 408 Oct 2021: 406 Nov 2021: 421 Dec 2021: 385 Jan 2022: 421 Feb 2022: 391 Mar 2022: 410 Apr 2022: 355 May 2022: 370 Jun 2022: 394 Jul 2022: 384 Aug 2022: 328 Sep 2022: 357 Oct 2022: 336 Nov 2022: 391 Dec 2022: 321 Jan 2023: 333 Feb 2023: 273 Mar 2023: 323 Apr 2023: 241 May 2023: 272 Jun 2023: 285 Jul 2023: 337 Aug 2023: 304 Sep 2023: 269 Oct 2023: 262 Nov 2023: 260 Dec 2023: 259 Jan 2024: 287 Feb 2024: 272 Mar 2024: 265 Apr 2024: 281 May 2024: 297 Jun 2024: 274 Jul 2024: 312 Aug 2024: 280 Sep 2024: 279 Oct 2024: 309 Nov 2024: 282 Dec 2024: 273 Jan 2025: 251 Feb 2025: 246 Mar 2025: 287 Apr 2025: 276 May 2025: 281 Jun 2025: 303 Jul 2025: 326 Aug 2025: 280 Sep 2025: 317 Oct 2025: 288 Nov 2025: 287 Dec 2025: 261 Jan 2026: 271 Feb 2026: 266 Mar 2026: 284 Apr 2026: 263 May 2026: 267

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lidocaine hydrochloride versus Miconazole, May 2026
Measure Lidocaine hydrochloride Miconazole
Items, May 2026 267 6,321
Items, last 12 months 3,413 45,475
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £675 £42,654

See the full profile for Lidocaine hydrochloride or Miconazole.