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Sodium fusidate

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501070N0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sodium fusidate was ranked 1511th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 7 items, down 81.1% on a year earlier.

7items -81.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

167items

Rolling 12 months

£607

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sodium fusidate: national items dispensed by month

0 82 164 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 7 Jan 2021: 160 Feb 2021: 149 Mar 2021: 146 Apr 2021: 157 May 2021: 151 Jun 2021: 133 Jul 2021: 164 Aug 2021: 131 Sep 2021: 129 Oct 2021: 130 Nov 2021: 112 Dec 2021: 125 Jan 2022: 113 Feb 2022: 121 Mar 2022: 136 Apr 2022: 161 May 2022: 135 Jun 2022: 141 Jul 2022: 126 Aug 2022: 138 Sep 2022: 110 Oct 2022: 135 Nov 2022: 100 Dec 2022: 105 Jan 2023: 110 Feb 2023: 97 Mar 2023: 108 Apr 2023: 121 May 2023: 119 Jun 2023: 104 Jul 2023: 115 Aug 2023: 89 Sep 2023: 98 Oct 2023: 103 Nov 2023: 103 Dec 2023: 109 Jan 2024: 94 Feb 2024: 86 Mar 2024: 95 Apr 2024: 107 May 2024: 119 Jun 2024: 108 Jul 2024: 95 Aug 2024: 91 Sep 2024: 85 Oct 2024: 72 Nov 2024: 54 Dec 2024: 69 Jan 2025: 62 Feb 2025: 70 Mar 2025: 60 Apr 2025: 38 May 2025: 37 Jun 2025: 29 Jul 2025: 25 Aug 2025: 16 Sep 2025: 21 Oct 2025: 18 Nov 2025: 13 Dec 2025: 10 Jan 2026: 15 Feb 2026: 3 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 8 May 2026: 7

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 £86.73
  • Year on year Down 81.1% 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 Sodium fusidate this month.

Presentations of Sodium fusidate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fucidin 250mg tablets 0501070N0BBAAAD 7 £607

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

Where Sodium fusidate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium fusidate volumes.

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

Compare Sodium fusidate with

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