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Miconazole vs Lidocaine hydrochloride

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

Miconazole was dispensed 83.4× as often as Lidocaine hydrochloride in June 2026 — 7,093 items versus 85 in England.

7,093items

Miconazole · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

85items

Lidocaine hydrochloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Miconazole   ·   ╌ Lidocaine hydrochloride

0 7k 14k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 Jun 2026 Lidocaine hydroc… 7,093 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 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 Jun 2026: 7k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Miconazole versus Lidocaine hydrochloride, June 2026
Measure Miconazole Lidocaine hydrochloride
Items, June 2026 7,093 85
Items, last 12 months 51,435 1,010
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £47,603 £548

See the full profile for Miconazole or Lidocaine hydrochloride.