Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Tetracycline

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 234.9× as often as Tetracycline in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 1,346 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,346items

Tetracycline · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Tetracycline

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Tetracycline, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Tetracycline
Items, March 2026	316,146	1,346
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	14,874
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£104,563