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Fluconazole

Infections Antifungal drugs BNF 0502010B0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Fluconazole was ranked 267th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 45,141 items, down 2.4% on a year earlier.

45,141items -2.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

545,336items

Rolling 12 months

£175,889

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Fluconazole: national items dispensed by month

0 28k 57k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 45,141 Jan 2021: 42k Feb 2021: 40k Mar 2021: 46k Apr 2021: 41k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 41k Jul 2021: 43k Aug 2021: 41k Sep 2021: 43k Oct 2021: 42k Nov 2021: 44k Dec 2021: 43k Jan 2022: 42k Feb 2022: 39k Mar 2022: 45k Apr 2022: 40k May 2022: 43k Jun 2022: 42k Jul 2022: 43k Aug 2022: 44k Sep 2022: 44k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 46k Dec 2022: 42k Jan 2023: 46k Feb 2023: 42k Mar 2023: 48k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 46k Jun 2023: 47k Jul 2023: 47k Aug 2023: 48k Sep 2023: 47k Oct 2023: 49k Nov 2023: 48k Dec 2023: 46k Jan 2024: 49k Feb 2024: 47k Mar 2024: 47k Apr 2024: 50k May 2024: 51k Jun 2024: 48k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 51k Sep 2024: 50k Oct 2024: 53k Nov 2024: 50k Dec 2024: 48k Jan 2025: 51k Feb 2025: 45k Mar 2025: 48k Apr 2025: 46k May 2025: 57k Jun 2025: 54k Jul 2025: 57k Aug 2025: 50k Sep 2025: 53k Oct 2025: 54k Nov 2025: 48k Dec 2025: 49k Jan 2026: 47k Feb 2026: 43k Mar 2026: 47k Apr 2026: 45k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antifungal drugs
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.90
  • Year on year Down 2.4% 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.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Fluconazole this month.

Presentations of Fluconazole, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fluconazole 150mg capsules 0502010B0AAABAB 29,144 £85,055
Fluconazole 50mg capsules 0502010B0AAAAAA 13,283 £21,919
Fluconazole 200mg capsules 0502010B0AAACAC 1,872 £11,591
Fluconazole 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0502010B0AAAGAG 670 £40,673
Diflucan 200mg/5ml oral suspension 0502010B0BBAHAH 135 £15,808
Diflucan 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0502010B0BBAGAG 14 £332
Diflucan 150mg capsules 0502010B0BBABAB 13 £135
Diflucan 50mg capsules 0502010B0BBAAAA 4 £133
Canesten Thrush Oral 150mg capsules 0502010B0BDAAAB 4 £34
Diflucan 200mg capsules 0502010B0BBACAC 2 £209

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Fluconazole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fluconazole volumes.

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

Compare Fluconazole with

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