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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Cefixime

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 7,969.3× as often as Cefixime in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 40 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

40items

Cefixime · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Cefixime

Cefixime 318,770

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Cefixime, March 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Cefixime
Items, March 2026 318,770 40
Items, last 12 months 3,990,751 736
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £762,414 £1,435

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