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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Erythromycin ethylsuccinate

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 26.4× as often as Erythromycin ethylsuccinate in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 12,093 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

12,093items

Erythromycin ethylsuccinate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Erythromycin ethylsuccinate

Erythromycin eth… 318,770

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Erythromycin ethylsuccinate, March 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Items, March 2026 318,770 12,093
Items, last 12 months 3,990,751 122,590
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £762,414 £208,968

See the full profile for Flucloxacillin sodium or Erythromycin ethylsuccinate.