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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Sulfadiazine

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

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 52,691.0× as often as Sulfadiazine in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 6 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6items

Sulfadiazine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)   ·   ╌ Sulfadiazine

Sulfadiazine 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Sulfadiazine, March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Sulfadiazine
Items, March 2026 316,146 6
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 72
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £7,118

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