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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin)

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

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 158,073.0× as often as Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 2 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin): national items dispensed by month

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)   ·   ╌ Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin)

Co-fluampicil(Fl… 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin), March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin)
Items, March 2026 316,146 2
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 50
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £3

See the full profile for Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) or Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin).