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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Ethambutol hydrochloride

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

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 2,180.3× as often as Ethambutol hydrochloride in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 145 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

145items

Ethambutol hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)   ·   ╌ Ethambutol hydrochloride

Ethambutol hydro… 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Ethambutol hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Ethambutol hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 316,146 145
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 1,596
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £6,439

See the full profile for Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) or Ethambutol hydrochloride.