Aciclovir
Aciclovir was ranked 169th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 109,300 items, up 4.5% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Aciclovir: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antiviral drugs
- Presentations 11 shown
- Average cost / item £2.68
- Year on year Up 4.5% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Aciclovir this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aciclovir 400mg tablets | 0503021C0AAACAC | 51,829 | £118,292 |
| Aciclovir 800mg tablets | 0503021C0AAADAD | 25,701 | £59,070 |
| Aciclovir 200mg tablets | 0503021C0AAABAB | 22,523 | £36,497 |
| Aciclovir 400mg dispersible tablets | 0503021C0AAAHAH | 2,984 | £11,531 |
| Aciclovir 800mg dispersible tablets | 0503021C0AAAEAE | 2,667 | £12,459 |
| Aciclovir 200mg dispersible tablets | 0503021C0AAAGAG | 2,635 | £5,828 |
| Aciclovir 200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0503021C0AAAAAA | 652 | £29,189 |
| Aciclovir 400mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0503021C0AAAFAF | 270 | £18,267 |
| Zovirax 200mg dispersible tablets | 0503021C0BBAGAG | 25 | £241 |
| Zovirax 200mg/5ml oral suspension | 0503021C0BBABAA | 9 | £910 |
| Zovirax Double Strength 400mg/5ml oral suspension | 0503021C0BBAFAF | 5 | £726 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Aciclovir is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Aciclovir volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Granta Medical Practices 1,694
- Modality Partnership (awc) 1,680
- Rothschild House Group 1,188
- The Ridings Medical Group 1,107
- Lancaster Medical Practice 1,103
- Beacon Medical Group 665
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Aciclovir with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Aciclovir is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.