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Neomycin sulfate

Ear, Nose and Oropharynx Drugs acting on the nose BNF 1202030S0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Neomycin sulfate was ranked 276th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 42,645 items, down 0.7% on a year earlier.

42,645items -0.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

418,946items

Rolling 12 months

£89,423

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Neomycin sulfate: national items dispensed by month

0 23k 46k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 42,645 Jan 2021: 31k Feb 2021: 32k Mar 2021: 36k Apr 2021: 39k May 2021: 34k Jun 2021: 39k Jul 2021: 28k Aug 2021: 22k Sep 2021: 26k Oct 2021: 25k Nov 2021: 30k Dec 2021: 32k Jan 2022: 31k Feb 2022: 33k Mar 2022: 40k Apr 2022: 36k May 2022: 36k Jun 2022: 40k Jul 2022: 35k Aug 2022: 30k Sep 2022: 26k Oct 2022: 28k Nov 2022: 30k Dec 2022: 35k Jan 2023: 37k Feb 2023: 35k Mar 2023: 42k Apr 2023: 33k May 2023: 37k Jun 2023: 45k Jul 2023: 32k Aug 2023: 28k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 28k Nov 2023: 33k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 42k Feb 2024: 37k Mar 2024: 38k Apr 2024: 39k May 2024: 38k Jun 2024: 40k Jul 2024: 36k Aug 2024: 30k Sep 2024: 29k Oct 2024: 32k Nov 2024: 33k Dec 2024: 35k Jan 2025: 44k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 46k Apr 2025: 43k May 2025: 46k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 39k Aug 2025: 30k Sep 2025: 33k Oct 2025: 35k Nov 2025: 34k Dec 2025: 36k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 38k Mar 2026: 41k Apr 2026: 43k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs acting on the nose
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.10
  • Year on year Down 0.7% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Neomycin sulfate this month.

Presentations of Neomycin sulfate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Naseptin nasal cream 1202030S0BBAAAA 42,645 £89,423

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

Where Neomycin sulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Neomycin sulfate volumes.

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

Compare Neomycin sulfate with

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