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Miconazole nitrate

Skin Anti-infective skin preparations BNF 1310020N0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Miconazole nitrate was ranked 278th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 41,841 items, down 8.5% on a year earlier.

41,841items -8.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

474,296items

Rolling 12 months

£275,954

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Miconazole nitrate: national items dispensed by month

0 25k 49k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 41,841 Jan 2021: 28k Feb 2021: 29k Mar 2021: 33k Apr 2021: 31k May 2021: 29k Jun 2021: 33k Jul 2021: 32k Aug 2021: 30k Sep 2021: 32k Oct 2021: 30k Nov 2021: 31k Dec 2021: 28k Jan 2022: 30k Feb 2022: 29k Mar 2022: 34k Apr 2022: 29k May 2022: 33k Jun 2022: 32k Jul 2022: 32k Aug 2022: 32k Sep 2022: 31k Oct 2022: 28k Nov 2022: 33k Dec 2022: 29k Jan 2023: 33k Feb 2023: 31k Mar 2023: 37k Apr 2023: 33k May 2023: 37k Jun 2023: 39k Jul 2023: 37k Aug 2023: 37k Sep 2023: 37k Oct 2023: 37k Nov 2023: 35k Dec 2023: 32k Jan 2024: 37k Feb 2024: 35k Mar 2024: 36k Apr 2024: 38k May 2024: 40k Jun 2024: 38k Jul 2024: 43k Aug 2024: 44k Sep 2024: 45k Oct 2024: 47k Nov 2024: 46k Dec 2024: 40k Jan 2025: 46k Feb 2025: 42k Mar 2025: 47k Apr 2025: 46k May 2025: 48k Jun 2025: 48k Jul 2025: 49k Aug 2025: 43k Sep 2025: 44k Oct 2025: 44k Nov 2025: 41k Dec 2025: 39k Jan 2026: 42k Feb 2026: 39k Mar 2026: 44k Apr 2026: 42k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective skin preparations
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.60
  • Year on year Down 8.5% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Miconazole nitrate this month.

Presentations of Miconazole nitrate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Miconazole 2% cream 1310020N0AAAAAA 31,495 £208,481
Daktarin 2% cream 1310020N0BBAAAA 7,245 £47,212
Daktarin 2% powder 1310020N0BBABAB 1,332 £8,777
Daktarin Aktiv 0.16% spray powder 1310020N0BBAGAE 1,012 £6,257
Daktarin Aktiv 2% cream 1310020N0BBAEAA 757 £5,227

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

Where Miconazole nitrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Miconazole nitrate volumes.

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

Compare Miconazole nitrate with

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