Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Gentamicin sulfate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 1,672.7× as often as Gentamicin sulfate in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 189 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

189items

Gentamicin sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Gentamicin sulfate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Gentamicin sulfate, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Gentamicin sulfate
Items, March 2026	316,146	189
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	2,229
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£9,488