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Amoxicillin vs Rifampicin

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 838.4× as often as Rifampicin in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 898 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

898items

Rifampicin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Rifampicin

Rifampicin 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Rifampicin, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Rifampicin
Items, March 2026 752,911 898
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 11,161
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £56,128

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