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Amoxicillin vs Ceftazidime pentahydrate

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 75,291.1× as often as Ceftazidime pentahydrate in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 10 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

10items

Ceftazidime pentahydrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Ceftazidime pentahydrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Ceftazidime pentahydrate

Ceftazidime pent… 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Ceftazidime pentahydrate, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Ceftazidime pentahydrate
Items, March 2026 752,911 10
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 93
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £1,253

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