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Polymyxins vs Fusidic acid

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated October 2025

Fusidic acid was dispensed 83,750.0× as often as Polymyxins in October 2025 — 83,750 items versus 1 in England.

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Polymyxins · October 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

83,750items

Fusidic acid · October 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Polymyxins versus Fusidic acid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Polymyxins   ·   ╌ Fusidic acid

0 49k 98k Jan 2021 May 2021 Jul 2021 Mar 2022 Jan 2023 Sep 2024 Oct 2025 Fusidic acid 1 Jan 2021: 3 Feb 2021: 2 May 2021: 2 Jun 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 3 Sep 2021: 1 Mar 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 2 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2024: 2 May 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2025

Polymyxins versus Fusidic acid, October 2025
Measure Polymyxins Fusidic acid
Items, October 2025 1 83,750
Items, last 12 months 17 1,070,085
Net ingredient cost, October 2025 £38 £215,367

See the full profile for Polymyxins or Fusidic acid.