Metronidazole
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs
Metronidazole was ranked 182nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 100,803 items, up 5.7% on a year earlier.
100,803items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£230,360
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,158,695items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Metronidazole: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Metronidazole, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 93,689 | £81,079 |
| Metronidazole 200mg tablets | 4,127 | £5,351 |
| Metronidazole 200mg/5ml oral suspension | 2,107 | £136,344 |
| Metronidazole 500mg tablets | 840 | £5,554 |
| Flagyl 500mg suppositories | 18 | £631 |
| Flagyl 1g suppositories | 13 | £616 |
| Flagyl 400mg tablets | 4 | £32 |
| Metronidazole 100mg/5ml oral suspension | 3 | £534 |
| Metronidazole 200mg/5ml oral solution | 2 | £218 |
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