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Amoxicillin vs Ampicillin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Amoxicillin was dispensed 94,113.9× as often as Ampicillin in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 8 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

8items

Ampicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Ampicillin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Ampicillin

Ampicillin 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Ampicillin, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Ampicillin
Items, March 2026 752,911 8
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 99
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £349

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