Clindamycin hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Clindamycin hydrochloride was ranked 554th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 7,338 items, up 6.9% on a year earlier.

7,338items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£52,042

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

86,520items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Clindamycin hydrochloride: 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 Clindamycin hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Clindamycin hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Clindamycin 150mg capsules	4,987	£25,332
Clindamycin 300mg capsules	2,283	£23,944
Clindamycin 75mg/5ml oral suspension	41	£1,435
Clindamycin 75mg capsules	22	£345
Dalacin C 150mg capsules	2	£35
Clindamycin 75mg/5ml oral solution	1	£108
Clindamycin 20mg/5ml oral solution	1	£344
Clindamycin 300mg/5ml oral solution	1	£499

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