Famciclovir

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antiviral drugs

Data updated March 2026

Famciclovir was ranked 979th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 546 items, up 6.6% on a year earlier.

546items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£315,851

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

6,448items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

Presentations of Famciclovir, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Famciclovir 250mg tablets	335	£184,213
Famciclovir 500mg tablets	159	£121,338
Famciclovir 125mg tablets	48	£9,135
Famvir 250mg tablets	2	£759
Famvir 125mg tablets	1	£107
Famvir 500mg tablets	1	£299

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