Skip to content
PharmaInsight

Amoxicillin vs Cefotaxime sodium

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 752,911.0× as often as Cefotaxime sodium in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 1 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Cefotaxime sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Cefotaxime sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Cefotaxime sodium

Cefotaxime sodiu… 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Cefotaxime sodium, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Cefotaxime sodium
Items, March 2026 752,911 1
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 24
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £6

See the full profile for Amoxicillin or Cefotaxime sodium.