Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate was ranked 509th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 9,087 items, up 0.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Erythromycin ethylsuccinate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
- Presentations 9 shown
- Average cost / item £18.74
- Year on year Up 0.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Erythromycin ethylsuccinate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 0501050H0AAABAB | 3,100 | £55,450 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 250mg/5ml susp sugar free | 0501050H0AAAMAM | 1,987 | £48,512 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 125mg/5ml susp sugar free | 0501050H0AAALAL | 1,325 | £17,077 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 500mg tablets | 0501050H0AAAEAE | 1,303 | £25,610 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 0501050H0AAAAAA | 1,135 | £13,462 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 500mg/5ml oral suspension | 0501050H0AAACAC | 230 | £9,826 |
| Erythroped PI SF 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 0501050H0BDANAL | 4 | £245 |
| Erythromycin ethyl succinate 500mg/5ml susp sugar free | 0501050H0AAANAN | 2 | £86 |
| Erythroped Forte SF 500mg/5ml oral suspension | 0501050H0BDAPAN | 1 | £10 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Erythromycin ethylsuccinate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Erythromycin ethylsuccinate volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Erythromycin ethylsuccinate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Erythromycin ethylsuccinate is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.