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Levofloxacin

Eye Anti-infective eye preparations BNF 1103010AG
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Levofloxacin was ranked 854th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,231 items, down 17.7% on a year earlier.

1,231items -17.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

15,585items

Rolling 12 months

£29,566

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Levofloxacin: national items dispensed by month

0 797 2k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 1,231 Jan 2021: 934 Feb 2021: 875 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 951 May 2021: 968 Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 999 Feb 2022: 1k Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 1k Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 2k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 1k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 1k May 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective eye preparations
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £24.02
  • Year on year Down 17.7% 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 Levofloxacin this month.

Presentations of Levofloxacin, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Levofloxacin 5mg/ml eye drops 1103010AGAAAAAA 605 £7,144
Oftaquix 5mg/ml eye drops 0.3ml unit dose 1103010AGBBACAC 276 £11,231
Eyflox 5mg/ml eye drops 1103010AGBCAAAD 180 £2,948
Oxalux 5mg/ml eye drops 0.5ml unit dose 1103010AGBDAAAB 144 £7,972
Oftaquix 5mg/ml eye drops 1103010AGBBAAAA 26 £271

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

Where Levofloxacin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Levofloxacin volumes.

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

Compare Levofloxacin with

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