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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Erythromycin stearate

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

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 491.7× as often as Erythromycin stearate in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 643 in England.

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

643items

Erythromycin stearate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)   ·   ╌ Erythromycin stearate

Erythromycin ste… 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Erythromycin stearate, March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Erythromycin stearate
Items, March 2026 316,146 643
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 8,674
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £8,153

See the full profile for Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) or Erythromycin stearate.