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Griseofulvin

Infections Antifungal drugs BNF 0502050B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Griseofulvin was ranked 1174th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 141 items, down 2.8% on a year earlier.

141items -2.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,179items

Rolling 12 months

£7,756

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Griseofulvin: national items dispensed by month

0 148.5 297 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 297 Jan 2021: 207 Feb 2021: 237 Mar 2021: 258 Apr 2021: 241 May 2021: 212 Jun 2021: 239 Jul 2021: 192 Aug 2021: 194 Sep 2021: 211 Oct 2021: 205 Nov 2021: 227 Dec 2021: 194 Jan 2022: 196 Feb 2022: 211 Mar 2022: 224 Apr 2022: 221 May 2022: 210 Jun 2022: 203 Jul 2022: 211 Aug 2022: 205 Sep 2022: 195 Oct 2022: 182 Nov 2022: 183 Dec 2022: 169 Jan 2023: 205 Feb 2023: 196 Mar 2023: 241 Apr 2023: 211 May 2023: 209 Jun 2023: 248 Jul 2023: 210 Aug 2023: 184 Sep 2023: 163 Oct 2023: 159 Nov 2023: 145 Dec 2023: 94 Jan 2024: 107 Feb 2024: 92 Mar 2024: 96 Apr 2024: 101 May 2024: 94 Jun 2024: 97 Jul 2024: 112 Aug 2024: 98 Sep 2024: 75 Oct 2024: 137 Nov 2024: 116 Dec 2024: 96 Jan 2025: 121 Feb 2025: 124 Mar 2025: 131 Apr 2025: 152 May 2025: 145 Jun 2025: 170 Jul 2025: 166 Aug 2025: 147 Sep 2025: 152 Oct 2025: 130 Nov 2025: 104 Dec 2025: 79 Jan 2026: 113 Feb 2026: 87 Mar 2026: 98 Apr 2026: 128 May 2026: 141 Jun 2026: 146 Jul 2026: 297

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antifungal drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £55.01
  • Year on year Down 2.8% 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 Griseofulvin this month.

Presentations of Griseofulvin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Griseofulvin 500mg tablets 0502050B0AAACAC 73 £3,900
Griseofulvin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 0502050B0AACUCU 31 £1,109
Griseofulvin 175mg/5ml oral suspension 0502050B0AACVCV 21 £887
Griseofulvin 125mg tablets 0502050B0AAABAB 15 £1,811
Griseofulvin 150mg/5ml oral suspension 0502050B0AAAPAP 1 £50

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

Where Griseofulvin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Griseofulvin volumes.

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

Compare Griseofulvin with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Griseofulvin 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.