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Amoxicillin vs Erythromycin

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 35.3× as often as Erythromycin in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 21,331 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

21,331items

Erythromycin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Erythromycin

Erythromycin 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Erythromycin, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Erythromycin
Items, March 2026 752,911 21,331
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 257,004
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £218,356

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