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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Ampicillin

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 39,846.3× as often as Ampicillin in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 8 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

8items

Ampicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flucloxacillin sodium versus Ampicillin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Ampicillin

Ampicillin 318,770

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Ampicillin, March 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Ampicillin
Items, March 2026 318,770 8
Items, last 12 months 3,990,751 99
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £762,414 £349

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