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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Rifampicin combined preparations

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

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 5,269.1× as often as Rifampicin combined preparations in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 60 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

60items

Rifampicin combined preparations · March 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

Rifampicin combi… 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Rifampicin combined preparations, March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Rifampicin combined preparations
Items, March 2026 316,146 60
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 424
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £1,806

See the full profile for Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) or Rifampicin combined preparations.