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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Fidaxomicin

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

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 2,591.4× as often as Fidaxomicin in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 122 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

122items

Fidaxomicin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)   ·   ╌ Fidaxomicin

Fidaxomicin 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Fidaxomicin, March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Fidaxomicin
Items, March 2026 316,146 122
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 1,508
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £162,743

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