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Metronidazole vs Permethrin

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

Permethrin was dispensed 1.1× as often as Metronidazole in March 2026 — 26,121 items versus 24,616 in England.

24,616items

Metronidazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

26,121items

Permethrin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Metronidazole versus Permethrin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Metronidazole   ·   ╌ Permethrin

Permethrin 24,616

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Metronidazole versus Permethrin, March 2026
Measure Metronidazole Permethrin
Items, March 2026 24,616 26,121
Items, last 12 months 253,272 276,204
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £388,372 £349,672

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