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Metronidazole vs Dibrompropamidine isetionate

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

Metronidazole was dispensed 529.4× as often as Dibrompropamidine isetionate in May 2026 — 22,763 items versus 43 in England.

22,763items

Metronidazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

43items

Dibrompropamidine isetionate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Metronidazole versus Dibrompropamidine isetionate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Metronidazole   ·   ╌ Dibrompropamidine isetionate

0 14k 27k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dibrompropamidin… 22,763 Jan 2021: 19k Feb 2021: 20k Mar 2021: 25k Apr 2021: 24k May 2021: 22k Jun 2021: 22k Jul 2021: 21k Aug 2021: 19k Sep 2021: 20k Oct 2021: 19k Nov 2021: 20k Dec 2021: 19k Jan 2022: 20k Feb 2022: 21k Mar 2022: 26k Apr 2022: 24k May 2022: 24k Jun 2022: 22k Jul 2022: 22k Aug 2022: 20k Sep 2022: 20k Oct 2022: 20k Nov 2022: 20k Dec 2022: 19k Jan 2023: 21k Feb 2023: 23k Mar 2023: 27k Apr 2023: 25k May 2023: 27k Jun 2023: 25k Jul 2023: 22k Aug 2023: 22k Sep 2023: 21k Oct 2023: 20k Nov 2023: 21k Dec 2023: 19k Jan 2024: 22k Feb 2024: 23k Mar 2024: 24k Apr 2024: 27k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 23k Jul 2024: 22k Aug 2024: 21k Sep 2024: 20k Oct 2024: 21k Nov 2024: 20k Dec 2024: 19k Jan 2025: 22k Feb 2025: 21k Mar 2025: 26k May 2025: 24k Jun 2025: 22k Jul 2025: 21k Aug 2025: 18k Sep 2025: 19k Oct 2025: 20k Nov 2025: 19k Dec 2025: 19k Jan 2026: 21k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 25k May 2026: 23k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Metronidazole versus Dibrompropamidine isetionate, May 2026
Measure Metronidazole Dibrompropamidine isetionate
Items, May 2026 22,763 43
Items, last 12 months 252,028 426
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £354,460 £371

See the full profile for Metronidazole or Dibrompropamidine isetionate.