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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Minocycline hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 810.6× as often as Minocycline hydrochloride in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 390 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

390items

Minocycline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)   ·   ╌ Minocycline hydrochloride

Minocycline hydr… 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Minocycline hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Minocycline hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 316,146 390
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 5,037
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £6,423

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