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Azithromycin

Eye Anti-infective eye preparations BNF 1103010AI
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Azithromycin was ranked 1162nd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 175 items, down 13.8% on a year earlier.

175items -13.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,230items

Rolling 12 months

£3,773

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Azithromycin: national items dispensed by month

0 125.5 251 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 175 Jan 2021: 140 Feb 2021: 149 Mar 2021: 175 Apr 2021: 177 May 2021: 205 Jun 2021: 206 Jul 2021: 200 Aug 2021: 169 Sep 2021: 195 Oct 2021: 177 Nov 2021: 214 Dec 2021: 210 Jan 2022: 176 Feb 2022: 173 Mar 2022: 200 Apr 2022: 172 May 2022: 189 Jun 2022: 195 Jul 2022: 195 Aug 2022: 215 Sep 2022: 200 Oct 2022: 202 Nov 2022: 223 Dec 2022: 184 Jan 2023: 210 Feb 2023: 186 Mar 2023: 251 Apr 2023: 193 May 2023: 226 Jun 2023: 207 Jul 2023: 212 Aug 2023: 201 Sep 2023: 202 Oct 2023: 193 Nov 2023: 107 Dec 2023: 90 Jan 2024: 63 Feb 2024: 106 Mar 2024: 186 Apr 2024: 165 May 2024: 163 Jun 2024: 179 Jul 2024: 171 Aug 2024: 151 Sep 2024: 134 Oct 2024: 155 Nov 2024: 172 Dec 2024: 169 Jan 2025: 163 Feb 2025: 162 Mar 2025: 192 Apr 2025: 184 May 2025: 203 Jun 2025: 182 Jul 2025: 190 Aug 2025: 201 Sep 2025: 184 Oct 2025: 189 Nov 2025: 167 Dec 2025: 220 Jan 2026: 179 Feb 2026: 177 Mar 2026: 200 Apr 2026: 166 May 2026: 175

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective eye preparations
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £21.56
  • Year on year Down 13.8% 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 Azithromycin this month.

Presentations of Azithromycin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Azyter 15mg/g eye drops 0.25g unit dose 1103010AIBBAAAA 175 £3,773

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.

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.