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Metronidazole vs Phenothrin

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

Metronidazole was dispensed 11,381.5× as often as Phenothrin in May 2026 — 22,763 items versus 2 in England.

22,763items

Metronidazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Phenothrin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Metronidazole   ·   ╌ Phenothrin

0 14k 27k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Phenothrin 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 Apr 2025: 25k 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 Phenothrin, May 2026
Measure Metronidazole Phenothrin
Items, May 2026 22,763 2
Items, last 12 months 252,028 5
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £354,460 £17

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