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Fusidic acid

Eye Anti-infective eye preparations BNF 1103010H0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Fusidic acid was ranked 606th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 5,338 items, up 3.6% on a year earlier.

5,338items +3.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

52,948items

Rolling 12 months

£209,744

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Fusidic acid: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective eye preparations
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £39.29
  • Year on year Up 3.6% 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 Fusidic acid this month.

Presentations of Fusidic acid, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fusidic acid 1% modified-release eye drops 1103010H0AAAAAA 5,335 £209,637
Fucithalmic 1% eye drops 1103010H0BBAAAA 3 £107

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

Where Fusidic acid is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fusidic acid volumes.

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

Compare Fusidic acid with

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