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Amoxicillin vs Cefradine

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 1,027.2× as often as Cefradine in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 733 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

733items

Cefradine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Cefradine

Cefradine 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Cefradine, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Cefradine
Items, March 2026 752,911 733
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 9,232
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £24,173

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