Vancomycin hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Vancomycin hydrochloride was ranked 937th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 739 items, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

739items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£116,722

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

9,501items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Vancomycin hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Vancomycin hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Vancomycin hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Vancomycin 125mg capsules	650	£91,836
Vancomycin 250mg capsules	74	£18,401
Vancomycin 500mg powder for solution for infusion vials	4	£400
Vancomycin 250mg/5ml oral liquid	4	£2,601
Vancomycin 125mg/5ml oral liquid	4	£3,211
Vancomycin 1g powder for solution for infusion vials	2	£195
Vancocin 500mg powder for solution for infusion vials	1	£79

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