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Aciclovir

Eye Anti-infective eye preparations BNF 1103030C0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Aciclovir was ranked 1075th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 290 items, down 8.2% on a year earlier.

290items -8.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,193items

Rolling 12 months

£14,273

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Aciclovir: national items dispensed by month

0 274 548 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 548 Jan 2021: 406 Feb 2021: 402 Mar 2021: 378 Apr 2021: 267 May 2021: 301 Jun 2021: 343 Jul 2021: 393 Aug 2021: 424 Sep 2021: 388 Oct 2021: 429 Nov 2021: 444 Dec 2021: 372 Jan 2022: 461 Feb 2022: 436 Mar 2022: 525 Apr 2022: 445 May 2022: 429 Jun 2022: 496 Jul 2022: 453 Aug 2022: 409 Sep 2022: 396 Oct 2022: 404 Nov 2022: 467 Dec 2022: 409 Jan 2023: 463 Feb 2023: 438 Mar 2023: 520 Apr 2023: 354 May 2023: 441 Jun 2023: 439 Jul 2023: 440 Aug 2023: 313 Sep 2023: 365 Oct 2023: 395 Nov 2023: 324 Dec 2023: 354 Jan 2024: 396 Feb 2024: 358 Mar 2024: 347 Apr 2024: 242 May 2024: 325 Jun 2024: 397 Jul 2024: 379 Aug 2024: 356 Sep 2024: 276 Oct 2024: 223 Nov 2024: 355 Dec 2024: 300 Jan 2025: 416 Feb 2025: 350 Mar 2025: 377 Apr 2025: 382 May 2025: 316 Jun 2025: 305 Jul 2025: 317 Aug 2025: 320 Sep 2025: 236 Oct 2025: 384 Nov 2025: 343 Dec 2025: 352 Jan 2026: 358 Feb 2026: 348 Mar 2026: 366 Apr 2026: 196 May 2026: 290 Jun 2026: 233 Jul 2026: 548

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective eye preparations
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £49.22
  • Year on year Down 8.2% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Aciclovir this month.

Presentations of Aciclovir, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Aciclovir 30mg/g eye ointment 1103030C0AAAAAA 289 £14,265
Zovirax 3% ophthalmic ointment 1103030C0BBAAAA 1 £8

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.

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.