Medicines
Infections
Antibacterial drugs
Fidaxomicin

Fidaxomicin

Name: Fidaxomicin NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501070AC

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fidaxomicin was ranked 1206th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 112 items, down 5.1% on a year earlier.

112items -5.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,291items

Rolling 12 months

£151,470

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Fidaxomicin: 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 2 shown
Average cost / item £1,352.41
Year on year Down 5.1% on a year earlier

What this is

Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Where Fidaxomicin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fidaxomicin volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Fidaxomicin with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

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The monthly series for Fidaxomicin 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.

Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Fidaxomicin 200mg tablets	0501070ACAAAAAA	107	£144,720
Fidaxomicin 40mg/ml oral suspension sugar free	0501070ACAAABAB	5	£6,750