Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Metronidazole

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 3.1× as often as Metronidazole in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 100,803 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

100,803items

Metronidazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Metronidazole

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Metronidazole, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Metronidazole
Items, March 2026	316,146	100,803
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	1,158,695
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£230,360