Meropenem

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Meropenem was ranked 1552nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 6 items, little changed on a year earlier.

6items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,674

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

88items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Meropenem: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Meropenem, by items this month.

Presentations of Meropenem, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Meropenem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials	5	£1,364
Meronem 500mg powder for solution for injection vials	1	£309

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