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Nystatin vs Griseofulvin

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

Nystatin was dispensed 363.1× as often as Griseofulvin in May 2026 — 51,198 items versus 141 in England.

51,198items

Nystatin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

141items

Griseofulvin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nystatin versus Griseofulvin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nystatin   ·   ╌ Griseofulvin

0 37k 74k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Griseofulvin 51,198 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 45k Mar 2021: 51k Apr 2021: 46k May 2021: 45k Jun 2021: 49k Jul 2021: 51k Aug 2021: 46k Sep 2021: 50k Oct 2021: 48k Nov 2021: 50k Dec 2021: 48k Jan 2022: 45k Feb 2022: 44k Mar 2022: 51k Apr 2022: 46k May 2022: 49k Jun 2022: 49k Jul 2022: 50k Aug 2022: 48k Sep 2022: 46k Oct 2022: 48k Nov 2022: 49k Dec 2022: 50k Jan 2023: 51k Feb 2023: 46k Mar 2023: 52k Apr 2023: 43k May 2023: 50k Jun 2023: 51k Jul 2023: 51k Aug 2023: 51k Sep 2023: 50k Oct 2023: 52k Nov 2023: 56k Dec 2023: 57k Jan 2024: 63k Feb 2024: 62k Mar 2024: 64k Apr 2024: 67k May 2024: 71k Jun 2024: 67k Jul 2024: 74k Aug 2024: 62k Sep 2024: 64k Oct 2024: 71k Nov 2024: 67k Dec 2024: 66k Jan 2025: 68k Feb 2025: 61k Mar 2025: 68k Apr 2025: 64k Jun 2025: 62k Jul 2025: 64k Aug 2025: 62k Sep 2025: 65k Oct 2025: 68k Nov 2025: 57k Dec 2025: 59k Jan 2026: 56k Feb 2026: 51k Mar 2026: 57k Apr 2026: 53k May 2026: 51k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Nystatin versus Griseofulvin, May 2026
Measure Nystatin Griseofulvin
Items, May 2026 51,198 141
Items, last 12 months 703,812 1,515
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £575,341 £7,756

See the full profile for Nystatin or Griseofulvin.