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Cefixime

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501021C0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Cefixime was ranked 1415th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 20 items, down 69.7% on a year earlier.

20items -69.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

665items

Rolling 12 months

£542

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Cefixime: national items dispensed by month

0 57.5 115 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 20 Jan 2021: 86 Feb 2021: 71 Mar 2021: 85 Apr 2021: 85 May 2021: 76 Jun 2021: 71 Jul 2021: 85 Aug 2021: 87 Sep 2021: 82 Oct 2021: 67 Nov 2021: 84 Dec 2021: 93 Jan 2022: 99 Feb 2022: 86 Mar 2022: 77 Apr 2022: 94 May 2022: 115 Jun 2022: 104 Jul 2022: 95 Aug 2022: 83 Sep 2022: 86 Oct 2022: 92 Nov 2022: 107 Dec 2022: 108 Jan 2023: 91 Feb 2023: 83 Mar 2023: 80 Apr 2023: 85 May 2023: 77 Jun 2023: 68 Jul 2023: 84 Aug 2023: 63 Sep 2023: 62 Oct 2023: 77 Nov 2023: 80 Dec 2023: 78 Jan 2024: 79 Feb 2024: 68 Mar 2024: 70 Apr 2024: 77 May 2024: 64 Jun 2024: 38 Jul 2024: 56 Aug 2024: 65 Sep 2024: 78 Oct 2024: 73 Nov 2024: 64 Dec 2024: 77 Jan 2025: 71 Feb 2025: 58 Mar 2025: 44 Apr 2025: 46 May 2025: 66 Jun 2025: 51 Jul 2025: 65 Aug 2025: 65 Sep 2025: 66 Oct 2025: 75 Nov 2025: 60 Dec 2025: 67 Jan 2026: 72 Feb 2026: 63 Mar 2026: 40 Apr 2026: 21 May 2026: 20

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
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 Cefixime this month.

Presentations of Cefixime, May 2026
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.

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.