Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Methenamine hippurate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 3.9× as often as Methenamine hippurate in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 80,162 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

80,162items

Methenamine hippurate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Methenamine hippurate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Methenamine hippurate, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Methenamine hippurate
Items, March 2026	316,146	80,162
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	810,293
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£1,445,545