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Fusidic acid

Skin Anti-infective skin preparations BNF 1310012F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fusidic acid was ranked 190th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 83,750 items, down 2.2% on a year earlier.

83,750items -2.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,070,085items

Rolling 12 months

£215,367

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Fusidic acid: national items dispensed by month

0 49k 98k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 83,750 Jan 2021: 64k Feb 2021: 65k Mar 2021: 74k Apr 2021: 69k May 2021: 63k Jun 2021: 71k Jul 2021: 71k Aug 2021: 65k Sep 2021: 75k Oct 2021: 74k Nov 2021: 73k Dec 2021: 66k Jan 2022: 68k Feb 2022: 66k Mar 2022: 79k Apr 2022: 69k May 2022: 76k Jun 2022: 77k Jul 2022: 80k Aug 2022: 78k Sep 2022: 76k Oct 2022: 79k Nov 2022: 87k Dec 2022: 85k Jan 2023: 84k Feb 2023: 80k Mar 2023: 91k Apr 2023: 74k May 2023: 82k Jun 2023: 90k Jul 2023: 84k Aug 2023: 84k Sep 2023: 88k Oct 2023: 89k Nov 2023: 87k Dec 2023: 77k Jan 2024: 86k Feb 2024: 81k Mar 2024: 83k Apr 2024: 84k May 2024: 85k Jun 2024: 83k Jul 2024: 89k Aug 2024: 85k Sep 2024: 87k Oct 2024: 91k Nov 2024: 87k Dec 2024: 79k Jan 2025: 87k Feb 2025: 80k Mar 2025: 88k Apr 2025: 81k May 2025: 86k Jun 2025: 88k Jul 2025: 98k Aug 2025: 87k Sep 2025: 94k Oct 2025: 96k Nov 2025: 88k Dec 2025: 86k Jan 2026: 88k Feb 2026: 82k Mar 2026: 92k Apr 2026: 86k May 2026: 84k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective skin preparations
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.57
  • Year on year Down 2.2% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Fusidic acid this month.

Presentations of Fusidic acid, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fusidic acid 2% cream 1310012F0AAABAB 81,437 £209,135
Fucidin 20mg/g cream 1310012F0BBAAAB 2,313 £6,233

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.