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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Rifampicin

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 355.0× as often as Rifampicin in March 2026 — 318,770 items versus 898 in England.

318,770items

Flucloxacillin sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

898items

Rifampicin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Rifampicin

Rifampicin 318,770

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Rifampicin, March 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Rifampicin
Items, March 2026 318,770 898
Items, last 12 months 3,990,751 11,161
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £762,414 £56,128

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