Nystatin
Nystatin was ranked 251st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 51,198 items, up 15.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Nystatin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antifungal drugs
- Presentations 3 shown
- Average cost / item £11.24
- Year on year Up 15.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Nystatin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nystatin 100,000units/ml oral suspension | 0502030B0AAABAB | 50,869 | £573,572 |
| Nystan 100,000units/ml oral suspension (ready mixed) | 0502030B0BBABAB | 285 | £733 |
| Nystatin 100,000units/ml oral suspension sugar free | 0502030B0AAAXAX | 44 | £1,036 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Nystatin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nystatin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Nystatin 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.