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Miconazole vs Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride

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

Miconazole was dispensed 6,321.0× as often as Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 6,321 items versus 1 in England.

6,321items

Miconazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Miconazole   ·   ╌ Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride

0 7k 14k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Chlorhexidine hy… 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 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 Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Miconazole Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 6,321 1
Items, last 12 months 45,475 4
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £42,654 £5

See the full profile for Miconazole or Chlorhexidine hydrochloride / Lidocaine hydrochloride.