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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Meropenem

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 53,128.3× as often as Meropenem in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 6 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6items

Meropenem · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Meropenem

Meropenem 318,770

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Meropenem, March 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Meropenem
Items, March 2026 318,770 6
Items, last 12 months 3,990,751 88
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £762,414 £1,674

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