Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Moxifloxacin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 1,254.5× as often as Moxifloxacin in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 252 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

252items

Moxifloxacin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Moxifloxacin

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Moxifloxacin, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Moxifloxacin
Items, March 2026	316,146	252
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	3,251
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£7,937