Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Lymecycline

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 4.5× as often as Lymecycline in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 70,888 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

70,888items

Lymecycline · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Lymecycline

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Lymecycline, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Lymecycline
Items, March 2026	316,146	70,888
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	812,405
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£433,008