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Antiviral drugs
Zidovudine

Zidovudine

Infections Antiviral drugs BNF 0503010Y0

Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

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Dispensed in April 2026

2items

Rolling 12 months

£13

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Zidovudine: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Antiviral drugs
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Average cost / item £13.32

What this is

Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Where Zidovudine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Zidovudine volumes.

Top regions

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board 1

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

Compare Zidovudine with

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

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Download this data

The monthly series for Zidovudine 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.