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Isoniazid

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501090K0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Isoniazid was ranked 1104th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 192 items, down 19.3% on a year earlier.

192items -19.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,199items

Rolling 12 months

£26,543

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Isoniazid: national items dispensed by month

0 330 660 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 192 Jan 2021: 660 Feb 2021: 533 Mar 2021: 618 Apr 2021: 497 May 2021: 504 Jun 2021: 478 Jul 2021: 471 Aug 2021: 444 Sep 2021: 457 Oct 2021: 407 Nov 2021: 460 Dec 2021: 437 Jan 2022: 487 Feb 2022: 425 Mar 2022: 445 Apr 2022: 425 May 2022: 403 Jun 2022: 356 Jul 2022: 389 Aug 2022: 396 Sep 2022: 382 Oct 2022: 379 Nov 2022: 500 Dec 2022: 355 Jan 2023: 353 Feb 2023: 327 Mar 2023: 372 Apr 2023: 381 May 2023: 320 Jun 2023: 275 Jul 2023: 346 Aug 2023: 372 Sep 2023: 325 Oct 2023: 331 Nov 2023: 326 Dec 2023: 312 Jan 2024: 284 Feb 2024: 272 Mar 2024: 258 Apr 2024: 302 May 2024: 296 Jun 2024: 262 Jul 2024: 254 Aug 2024: 258 Sep 2024: 272 Oct 2024: 293 Nov 2024: 269 Dec 2024: 229 Jan 2025: 304 Feb 2025: 247 Mar 2025: 196 Apr 2025: 251 May 2025: 238 Jun 2025: 265 Jul 2025: 343 Aug 2025: 265 Sep 2025: 257 Oct 2025: 321 Nov 2025: 232 Dec 2025: 285 Jan 2026: 256 Feb 2026: 271 Mar 2026: 262 Apr 2026: 250 May 2026: 192

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £138.24
  • Year on year Down 19.3% 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 Isoniazid this month.

Presentations of Isoniazid, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Isoniazid 100mg tablets 0501090K0AAAIAI 177 £26,110
Isoniazid 50mg tablets 0501090K0AAAHAH 14 £394
Isoniazid 50mg/5ml oral solution 0501090K0AACUCU 1 £38

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

Where Isoniazid is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Isoniazid volumes.

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

Compare Isoniazid with

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