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Cefuroxime axetil

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501021K0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Cefuroxime axetil was ranked 1180th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 150 items, down 20.2% on a year earlier.

150items -20.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,801items

Rolling 12 months

£2,984

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Cefuroxime axetil: national items dispensed by month

0 147 294 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 150 Jan 2021: 294 Feb 2021: 262 Mar 2021: 273 Apr 2021: 265 May 2021: 284 Jun 2021: 292 Jul 2021: 274 Aug 2021: 247 Sep 2021: 254 Oct 2021: 281 Nov 2021: 289 Dec 2021: 286 Jan 2022: 243 Feb 2022: 220 Mar 2022: 242 Apr 2022: 262 May 2022: 221 Jun 2022: 235 Jul 2022: 206 Aug 2022: 208 Sep 2022: 165 Oct 2022: 181 Nov 2022: 166 Dec 2022: 216 Jan 2023: 218 Feb 2023: 219 Mar 2023: 255 Apr 2023: 205 May 2023: 189 Jun 2023: 207 Jul 2023: 212 Aug 2023: 210 Sep 2023: 203 Oct 2023: 192 Nov 2023: 167 Dec 2023: 199 Jan 2024: 220 Feb 2024: 192 Mar 2024: 179 Apr 2024: 214 May 2024: 186 Jun 2024: 141 Jul 2024: 170 Aug 2024: 215 Sep 2024: 210 Oct 2024: 202 Nov 2024: 186 Dec 2024: 209 Jan 2025: 192 Feb 2025: 186 Mar 2025: 173 Apr 2025: 199 May 2025: 188 Jun 2025: 166 Jul 2025: 185 Aug 2025: 137 Sep 2025: 124 Oct 2025: 160 Nov 2025: 139 Dec 2025: 172 Jan 2026: 147 Feb 2026: 129 Mar 2026: 152 Apr 2026: 140 May 2026: 150

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £19.89
  • Year on year Down 20.2% 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 Cefuroxime axetil this month.

Presentations of Cefuroxime axetil, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cefuroxime 250mg tablets 0501021K0AAABAB 150 £2,984

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Cefuroxime axetil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cefuroxime axetil volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Cefuroxime axetil with

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