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Rifaximin

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501070X0
Data updated June 2026 Download CSV

Rifaximin was ranked 469th of 1,796 medicines by items in June 2026, with 12,320 items, up 11.8% on a year earlier.

12,320items +11.8%

Dispensed in June 2026

128,246items

Rolling 12 months

£2,225,253

Net ingredient cost · June 2026

Figure 1. Rifaximin: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £180.62
  • Year on year Up 11.8% 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, June 2026

The individual products dispensed under Rifaximin this month.

Presentations of Rifaximin, June 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Rifaximin 550mg tablets 0501070X0AAABAB 12,107 £2,198,779
Xifaxanta 200mg tablets 0501070X0BCAAAA 199 £16,990
Targaxan 550mg tablets 0501070X0BEAAAB 11 £3,305
Rifaximin 100mg/5ml oral suspension 0501070X0AAACAC 2 £960
Normix 100mg/5ml granules for oral suspension 0501070X0BBABAC 1 £5,219

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

Where Rifaximin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rifaximin volumes.

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

Compare Rifaximin with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Rifaximin 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.