Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate was ranked 468th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 12,093 items, down 2.2% on a year earlier.
12,093items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£208,968
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
122,590items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Erythromycin ethylsuccinate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Erythromycin ethylsuccinate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 4,408 | £77,492 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 250mg/5ml susp sugar free | 2,847 | £60,221 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 125mg/5ml susp sugar free | 1,676 | £18,983 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 1,616 | £17,354 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 500mg tablets | 1,283 | £25,716 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 500mg/5ml oral suspension | 260 | £9,114 |
| Erythroped A 500mg tablets | 2 | £25 |
| Erythroped PI SF 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 1 | £61 |
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