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Nystatin

Infections Antifungal drugs BNF 0502030B0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Nystatin was ranked 248th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 53,155 items, down 16.5% on a year earlier.

53,155items -16.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

652,614items

Rolling 12 months

£595,283

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Nystatin: national items dispensed by month

0 37k 74k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 53,155 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 45k Mar 2021: 51k Apr 2021: 46k May 2021: 45k Jun 2021: 49k Jul 2021: 51k Aug 2021: 46k Sep 2021: 50k Oct 2021: 48k Nov 2021: 50k Dec 2021: 48k Jan 2022: 45k Feb 2022: 44k Mar 2022: 51k Apr 2022: 46k May 2022: 49k Jun 2022: 49k Jul 2022: 50k Aug 2022: 48k Sep 2022: 46k Oct 2022: 48k Nov 2022: 49k Dec 2022: 50k Jan 2023: 51k Feb 2023: 46k Mar 2023: 52k Apr 2023: 43k May 2023: 50k Jun 2023: 51k Jul 2023: 51k Aug 2023: 51k Sep 2023: 50k Oct 2023: 52k Nov 2023: 56k Dec 2023: 57k Jan 2024: 63k Feb 2024: 62k Mar 2024: 64k Apr 2024: 67k May 2024: 71k Jun 2024: 67k Jul 2024: 74k Aug 2024: 62k Sep 2024: 64k Oct 2024: 71k Nov 2024: 67k Dec 2024: 66k Jan 2025: 68k Feb 2025: 61k Mar 2025: 68k Apr 2025: 64k May 2025: 44k Jun 2025: 62k Jul 2025: 64k Aug 2025: 62k Sep 2025: 65k Oct 2025: 68k Nov 2025: 57k Dec 2025: 59k Jan 2026: 56k Feb 2026: 51k Mar 2026: 57k Apr 2026: 53k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antifungal drugs
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £11.20
  • Year on year Down 16.5% 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 Nystatin this month.

Presentations of Nystatin, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nystatin 100,000units/ml oral suspension 0502030B0AAABAB 52,761 £593,915
Nystan 100,000units/ml oral suspension (ready mixed) 0502030B0BBABAB 351 £878
Nystatin 100,000units/ml oral suspension sugar free 0502030B0AAAXAX 42 £479
Nystamont 100,000units/ml oral suspension 0502030B0BGAAAX 1 £10

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

Where Nystatin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nystatin volumes.

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

Compare Nystatin with

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