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Nitazoxanide

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501070AB
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Nitazoxanide was ranked 1752nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.

1items 0%

Dispensed in May 2026

5items

Rolling 12 months

£2,572

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Nitazoxanide: national items dispensed by month

0 1.5 3 Dec 2021 Jan 2023 May 2024 Dec 2024 Sep 2025 May 2026 1 Dec 2021: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 2 Jan 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 3 Nov 2023: 1 May 2024: 1 Jun 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 1 May 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Jan 2026: 1 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 1 May 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £2,571.86
  • Year on year Little changed 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 Nitazoxanide this month.

Presentations of Nitazoxanide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nitazoxanide 500mg tablets 0501070ABAAAAAA 1 £2,572

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

Where Nitazoxanide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nitazoxanide volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Nitazoxanide with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Nitazoxanide is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.