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Polihexanide vs Chloramphenicol

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

Chloramphenicol was dispensed 37,376.5× as often as Polihexanide in May 2026 — 74,753 items versus 2 in England.

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Polihexanide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

74,753items

Chloramphenicol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Polihexanide versus Chloramphenicol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Polihexanide   ·   ╌ Chloramphenicol

0 71k 142k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Sep 2024 Aug 2025 May 2026 Chloramphenicol 2 Jan 2021: 3 Feb 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 4 Jun 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 2 Oct 2021: 3 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 1 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 2 Jun 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 2 Sep 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 1 Feb 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 1 May 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 1 Mar 2024: 1 May 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 4 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 5 Apr 2025: 2 May 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 3 Oct 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 2 Dec 2025: 1 Jan 2026: 1 Feb 2026: 3 Mar 2026: 3 Apr 2026: 1 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Polihexanide versus Chloramphenicol, May 2026
Measure Polihexanide Chloramphenicol
Items, May 2026 2 74,753
Items, last 12 months 21 926,535
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £635 £249,218

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