Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Fosfomycin trometamol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 17.8× as often as Fosfomycin trometamol in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 17,719 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

17,719items

Fosfomycin trometamol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Fosfomycin trometamol

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Fosfomycin trometamol, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Fosfomycin trometamol
Items, March 2026	316,146	17,719
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	203,096
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£191,865