Azithromycin

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Azithromycin was ranked 197th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 82,539 items, up 8.6% on a year earlier.

82,539items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£399,699

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

928,359items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Azithromycin: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Azithromycin, by items this month.

Presentations of Azithromycin, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Azithromycin 250mg tablets	44,400	£109,446
Azithromycin 500mg tablets	14,749	£39,549
Azithromycin 250mg capsules	13,067	£36,085
Azithromycin 200mg/5ml oral suspension	10,109	£208,646
Zithromax 200mg/5ml oral suspension	140	£3,886
Zithromax 250mg capsules	66	£1,894
Azithromycin 200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	8	£192

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