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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Pivmecillinam hydrochloride

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 10.5× as often as Pivmecillinam hydrochloride in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 30,292 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,292items

Pivmecillinam hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Pivmecillinam hydrochloride

Pivmecillinam hy… 318,770

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Pivmecillinam hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Pivmecillinam hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 318,770 30,292
Items, last 12 months 3,990,751 366,067
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £762,414 £269,909

See the full profile for Flucloxacillin sodium or Pivmecillinam hydrochloride.