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Levofloxacin vs Gentamicin sulfate

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

Gentamicin sulfate was dispensed 1.4× as often as Levofloxacin in March 2026 — 1,812 items versus 1,250 in England.

1,250items

Levofloxacin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,812items

Gentamicin sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Levofloxacin versus Gentamicin sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Levofloxacin   ·   ╌ Gentamicin sulfate

Gentamicin sulfa… 1,250

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Levofloxacin versus Gentamicin sulfate, March 2026
Measure Levofloxacin Gentamicin sulfate
Items, March 2026 1,250 1,812
Items, last 12 months 16,048 22,744
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £28,417 £53,708

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