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Amoxicillin vs Cefuroxime axetil

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 4,953.4× as often as Cefuroxime axetil in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 152 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

152items

Cefuroxime axetil · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Cefuroxime axetil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Cefuroxime axetil

Cefuroxime axeti… 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Cefuroxime axetil, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Cefuroxime axetil
Items, March 2026 752,911 152
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 1,898
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £3,352

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