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Amoxicillin vs Aztreonam

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 637,960.0× as often as Aztreonam in April 2026 — 637,960 items versus 1 in England.

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Amoxicillin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Aztreonam · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Aztreonam

0 848k 1.7m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Aztreonam 637,960 Jan 2021: 522k Feb 2021: 441k Mar 2021: 507k Apr 2021: 493k May 2021: 555k Jun 2021: 624k Jul 2021: 622k Aug 2021: 561k Sep 2021: 721k Oct 2021: 925k Nov 2021: 942k Dec 2021: 961k Jan 2022: 721k Feb 2022: 653k Mar 2022: 814k Apr 2022: 724k May 2022: 708k Jun 2022: 687k Jul 2022: 675k Aug 2022: 566k Sep 2022: 640k Oct 2022: 887k Nov 2022: 1m Dec 2022: 1.7m Jan 2023: 1.2m Feb 2023: 958k Mar 2023: 1m Apr 2023: 736k May 2023: 744k Jun 2023: 657k Jul 2023: 635k Aug 2023: 617k Sep 2023: 615k Oct 2023: 846k Nov 2023: 1m Dec 2023: 1.1m Jan 2024: 1.1m Feb 2024: 986k Mar 2024: 969k Apr 2024: 878k May 2024: 801k Jun 2024: 672k Jul 2024: 683k Aug 2024: 527k Sep 2024: 601k Oct 2024: 833k Nov 2024: 913k Dec 2024: 1.1m Jan 2025: 980k Feb 2025: 806k Mar 2025: 765k Apr 2025: 680k May 2025: 600k Jun 2025: 548k Jul 2025: 520k Aug 2025: 457k Sep 2025: 575k Oct 2025: 762k Nov 2025: 777k Dec 2025: 1m Jan 2026: 871k Feb 2026: 744k Mar 2026: 753k Apr 2026: 638k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Amoxicillin versus Aztreonam, April 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Aztreonam
Items, April 2026 637,960 1
Items, last 12 months 8,271,023 14
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £814,698 £2,182

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