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Amoxicillin vs Clindamycin phosphate

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 250,970.3× as often as Clindamycin phosphate in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 3 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3items

Clindamycin phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Clindamycin phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Clindamycin phosphate

Clindamycin phos… 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Clindamycin phosphate, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Clindamycin phosphate
Items, March 2026 752,911 3
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 19
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £248

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