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Amoxicillin vs Gentamicin sulfate

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 3,983.7× as often as Gentamicin sulfate in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 189 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

189items

Gentamicin sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Gentamicin sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Gentamicin sulfate

Gentamicin sulfa… 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Gentamicin sulfate, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Gentamicin sulfate
Items, March 2026 752,911 189
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 2,229
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £9,488

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