Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Rifampicin combined preparations

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated June 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 6,208.2× as often as Rifampicin combined preparations in June 2026 — 242,118 items versus 39 in England.

242,118items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

39items

Rifampicin combined preparations · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Rifampicin combined preparations

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Rifampicin combined preparations, June 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Rifampicin combined preparations
Items, June 2026	242,118	39
Items, last 12 months	3,035,631	425
Net ingredient cost, June 2026	£620,931	£1,238

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