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Amoxicillin vs Linezolid

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 3,602.4× as often as Linezolid in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 209 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

209items

Linezolid · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Linezolid

Linezolid 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Linezolid, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Linezolid
Items, March 2026 752,911 209
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 2,169
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £77,925

See the full profile for Amoxicillin or Linezolid.