Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Ciprofloxacin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 12.3× as often as Ciprofloxacin in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 25,703 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

25,703items

Ciprofloxacin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Ciprofloxacin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Ciprofloxacin

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Ciprofloxacin, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Ciprofloxacin
Items, March 2026	316,146	25,703
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	294,063
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£175,445