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Ceftazidime pentahydrate

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs
Data updated March 2026

Ceftazidime pentahydrate was ranked 1503rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 10 items, up 25.0% on a year earlier.

10items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,253

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

93items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Ceftazidime pentahydrate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ceftazidime pentahydrate, by items this month.

Presentations of Ceftazidime pentahydrate, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Ceftazidime 1g powder for solution for injection vials 6 £506
Ceftazidime 2g powder for solution for injection vials 4 £747

Compare Ceftazidime pentahydrate with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.