Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Demeclocycline hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated April 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 826.4× as often as Demeclocycline hydrochloride in April 2026 — 261,155 items versus 316 in England.

261,155items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

316items

Demeclocycline hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Demeclocycline hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Demeclocycline hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Demeclocycline hydrochloride
Items, April 2026	261,155	316
Items, last 12 months	2,994,422	4,018
Net ingredient cost, April 2026	£664,027	£178,919

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