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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 81,757.0× as often as Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium in May 2026 — 327,028 items versus 4 in England.

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Flucloxacillin sodium · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium · May 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

0 222k 444k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Piperacillin sod… 327,028 Jan 2021: 282k Feb 2021: 278k Mar 2021: 328k Apr 2021: 302k May 2021: 284k Jun 2021: 347k Jul 2021: 377k Aug 2021: 334k Sep 2021: 341k Oct 2021: 301k Nov 2021: 297k Dec 2021: 285k Jan 2022: 283k Feb 2022: 273k Mar 2022: 317k Apr 2022: 281k May 2022: 321k Jun 2022: 326k Jul 2022: 362k Aug 2022: 370k Sep 2022: 327k Oct 2022: 306k Nov 2022: 307k Dec 2022: 284k Jan 2023: 303k Feb 2023: 289k Mar 2023: 328k Apr 2023: 282k May 2023: 327k Jun 2023: 388k Jul 2023: 358k Aug 2023: 368k Sep 2023: 368k Oct 2023: 335k Nov 2023: 308k Dec 2023: 282k Jan 2024: 306k Feb 2024: 293k Mar 2024: 299k Apr 2024: 312k May 2024: 347k Jun 2024: 343k Jul 2024: 384k Aug 2024: 378k Sep 2024: 342k Oct 2024: 335k Nov 2024: 301k Dec 2024: 285k Jan 2025: 304k Feb 2025: 281k Mar 2025: 309k Apr 2025: 304k May 2025: 332k Jun 2025: 368k Jul 2025: 444k Aug 2025: 371k Sep 2025: 352k Oct 2025: 334k Nov 2025: 293k Dec 2025: 297k Jan 2026: 299k Feb 2026: 279k Mar 2026: 319k Apr 2026: 309k May 2026: 327k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium, May 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium
Items, May 2026 327,028 4
Items, last 12 months 3,991,451 25
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £809,468 £3,255

See the full profile for Flucloxacillin sodium or Piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium.