Azithromycin
Azithromycin was ranked 205th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 74,740 items, little changed on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Azithromycin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
- Presentations 7 shown
- Average cost / item £4.60
- Year on year Little changed on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Azithromycin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azithromycin 250mg tablets | 0501050A0AAAGAG | 40,922 | £95,014 |
| Azithromycin 500mg tablets | 0501050A0AAADAD | 13,259 | £36,083 |
| Azithromycin 250mg capsules | 0501050A0AAAAAA | 12,161 | £35,940 |
| Azithromycin 200mg/5ml oral suspension | 0501050A0AAABAB | 8,240 | £172,629 |
| Zithromax 200mg/5ml oral suspension | 0501050A0BBABAB | 95 | £2,748 |
| Zithromax 250mg capsules | 0501050A0BBAAAA | 49 | £1,348 |
| Azithromycin 200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0501050A0AAAHAH | 14 | £307 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Azithromycin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Azithromycin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Holderness Health 1,774
- Beacon Medical Practice 1,267
- Modality Partnership (awc) 1,191
- The Ridings Medical Group 1,141
- St Andrew's Medical Practice 931
- James Street Group Pract 919
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Azithromycin with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Azithromycin 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.