Cefixime
Cefixime was ranked 1417th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 20 items, down 69.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Cefixime: 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 2 shown
- Average cost / item £27.12
- Year on year Down 69.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Cefixime this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suprax 200mg tablets | 0501021C0BBAAAA | 1 | £8 |
| Cefixime 200mg tablets | 0501021C0AAAAAA | 19 | £535 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Cefixime is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cefixime volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Cefixime with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Cefixime 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.