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Miconazole vs Cetylpyridinium chloride

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

Miconazole was dispensed 110.9× as often as Cetylpyridinium chloride in May 2026 — 6,321 items versus 57 in England.

6,321items

Miconazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

57items

Cetylpyridinium chloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Miconazole versus Cetylpyridinium chloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Miconazole   ·   ╌ Cetylpyridinium chloride

0 7k 14k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Cetylpyridinium… 6,321 Jan 2021: 12k Feb 2021: 12k Mar 2021: 14k Apr 2021: 12k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 13k Jul 2021: 14k Aug 2021: 13k Sep 2021: 13k Oct 2021: 13k Nov 2021: 13k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 12k Feb 2022: 12k Mar 2022: 14k Apr 2022: 12k May 2022: 13k Jun 2022: 13k Jul 2022: 14k Aug 2022: 13k Sep 2022: 12k Oct 2022: 13k Nov 2022: 14k Dec 2022: 13k Jan 2023: 13k Feb 2023: 12k Mar 2023: 14k Apr 2023: 11k May 2023: 12k Jun 2023: 13k Jul 2023: 12k Aug 2023: 11k Sep 2023: 11k Oct 2023: 9k Nov 2023: 7k Dec 2023: 5k Jan 2024: 4k Feb 2024: 3k Mar 2024: 2k Apr 2024: 2k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 2k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 925 Jan 2025: 907 Feb 2025: 823 Mar 2025: 797 Apr 2025: 802 May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 806 Sep 2025: 783 Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 5k Dec 2025: 6k Jan 2026: 6k Feb 2026: 5k Mar 2026: 6k Apr 2026: 6k May 2026: 6k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Miconazole versus Cetylpyridinium chloride, May 2026
Measure Miconazole Cetylpyridinium chloride
Items, May 2026 6,321 57
Items, last 12 months 45,475 698
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £42,654 £244

See the full profile for Miconazole or Cetylpyridinium chloride.