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Chloramphenicol vs Ofloxacin

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

Chloramphenicol was dispensed 92.5× as often as Ofloxacin in March 2026 — 100,192 items versus 1,083 in England.

100,192items

Chloramphenicol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,083items

Ofloxacin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Chloramphenicol versus Ofloxacin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Chloramphenicol   ·   ╌ Ofloxacin

Ofloxacin 100,192

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Chloramphenicol versus Ofloxacin, March 2026
Measure Chloramphenicol Ofloxacin
Items, March 2026 100,192 1,083
Items, last 12 months 923,477 13,184
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £322,444 £2,828

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