Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Rifampicin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 352.1× as often as Rifampicin in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 898 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

898items

Rifampicin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Rifampicin

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Rifampicin, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Rifampicin
Items, March 2026	316,146	898
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	11,161
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£56,128