Clarithromycin

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Clarithromycin was ranked 132nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 170,726 items, down 3.1% on a year earlier.

170,726items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£821,484

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,870,389items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

Presentations of Clarithromycin, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets	132,846	£242,407
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension	17,770	£227,790
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets	10,452	£19,182
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension	9,543	£330,668
Xetinin XL 500mg tablets	115	£1,438

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