Ciprofloxacin

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Ciprofloxacin was ranked 361st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 25,703 items, up 6.4% on a year earlier.

25,703items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£175,445

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

294,063items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

Presentations of Ciprofloxacin, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets	19,884	£134,586
Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets	3,466	£6,133
Ciprofloxacin 750mg tablets	1,673	£6,537
Ciproxin 250mg/5ml oral suspension	665	£27,230
Ciprofloxacin 100mg tablets	15	£958

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