Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Oxytetracycline

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 33.1× as often as Oxytetracycline in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 9,550 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

9,550items

Oxytetracycline · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Oxytetracycline

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Oxytetracycline, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Oxytetracycline
Items, March 2026	316,146	9,550
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	126,745
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£1,151,166