Cefalexin

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Cefalexin was ranked 207th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 79,173 items, up 9.3% on a year earlier.

79,173items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£229,774

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

927,041items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Cefalexin: 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 Cefalexin, by items this month.

Presentations of Cefalexin, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Cefalexin 500mg capsules	38,267	£73,156
Cefalexin 250mg capsules	14,921	£25,275
Cefalexin 500mg tablets	8,753	£19,529
Cefalexin 250mg tablets	8,383	£24,852
Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension	3,150	£34,386
Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension	2,994	£32,408
Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	1,502	£11,724
Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	1,203	£8,443

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