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Nystatin vs Micafungin

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

Nystatin was dispensed 53,155.0× as often as Micafungin in April 2026 — 53,155 items versus 1 in England.

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Nystatin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Micafungin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Nystatin   ·   ╌ Micafungin

0 37k 74k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Micafungin 53,155 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 May 2025: 44k 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Nystatin versus Micafungin, April 2026
Measure Nystatin Micafungin
Items, April 2026 53,155 1
Items, last 12 months 696,770 1
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £595,283 £196

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