Co-trimoxazole(Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole)

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Co-trimoxazole(Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole) was ranked 353rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 28,105 items, up 16.2% on a year earlier.

28,105items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£87,786

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

312,035items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Co-trimoxazole(Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole): 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 Co-trimoxazole(Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole), by items this month.

Presentations of Co-trimoxazole(Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole), March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg tablets	20,582	£29,304
Co-trimoxazole 160mg/800mg tablets	6,156	£14,154
Co-trimoxazole 40mg/200mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	1,094	£36,243
Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg/5ml oral suspension	271	£8,042
Septrin Forte 160mg/800mg tablets	2	£45

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