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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid)

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 2.8× as often as Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid) in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 115,278 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

115,278items

Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flucloxacillin sodium versus Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid): national items dispensed by month

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid)

Co-amoxiclav (Am… 318,770

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid), March 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid)
Items, March 2026 318,770 115,278
Items, last 12 months 3,990,751 1,324,285
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £762,414 £270,288

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