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Rifampicin combined preparations

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501090S0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Rifampicin combined preparations was ranked 1387th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 28 items, down 22.2% on a year earlier.

28items -22.2%

Dispensed in April 2026

385items

Rolling 12 months

£888

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Rifampicin combined preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 128 256 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 28 Jan 2021: 80 Feb 2021: 76 Mar 2021: 101 Apr 2021: 73 May 2021: 71 Jun 2021: 74 Jul 2021: 95 Aug 2021: 82 Sep 2021: 66 Oct 2021: 60 Nov 2021: 53 Dec 2021: 50 Jan 2022: 40 Feb 2022: 37 Mar 2022: 54 Apr 2022: 96 May 2022: 70 Jun 2022: 78 Jul 2022: 61 Aug 2022: 53 Sep 2022: 45 Oct 2022: 31 Nov 2022: 43 Dec 2022: 35 Jan 2023: 40 Feb 2023: 57 Mar 2023: 61 Apr 2023: 69 May 2023: 214 Jun 2023: 211 Jul 2023: 250 Aug 2023: 256 Sep 2023: 248 Oct 2023: 244 Nov 2023: 76 Dec 2023: 106 Jan 2024: 95 Feb 2024: 76 Mar 2024: 101 Apr 2024: 84 May 2024: 76 Jun 2024: 95 Jul 2024: 94 Aug 2024: 75 Sep 2024: 97 Oct 2024: 92 Nov 2024: 70 Dec 2024: 38 Jan 2025: 60 Feb 2025: 27 Mar 2025: 42 Apr 2025: 36 May 2025: 31 Jun 2025: 26 Jul 2025: 41 Aug 2025: 26 Sep 2025: 26 Oct 2025: 37 Nov 2025: 31 Dec 2025: 23 Jan 2026: 48 Feb 2026: 39 Mar 2026: 60 Apr 2026: 28

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £31.73
  • Year on year Down 22.2% 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 Rifampicin combined preparations this month.

Presentations of Rifampicin combined preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Rifinah 300mg/150mg tablets 0501090S0BBABAB 19 £542
Rifampicin 300mg / Isoniazid 150mg tablets 0501090S0AAABAB 6 £227
Rifinah 150mg/100mg tablets 0501090S0BBAAAA 1 £19
Rifater tablets 0501090S0BDAAAC 1 £26
Voractiv tablets 0501090S0BEAAA0 1 £74

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

Where Rifampicin combined preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rifampicin combined preparations volumes.

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

Compare Rifampicin combined preparations with

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