Flucloxacillin sodium vs Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 79,692.5× as often as Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 4 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4items

Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flucloxacillin sodium versus Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium: national items dispensed by month

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium · ╌ Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium, March 2026
Measure	Flucloxacillin sodium	Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium
Items, March 2026	318,770	4
Items, last 12 months	3,990,751	22
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£762,414	£3,405