Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Tobramycin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 5,645.5× as often as Tobramycin in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 56 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

56items

Tobramycin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Tobramycin

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Tobramycin, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Tobramycin
Items, March 2026	316,146	56
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	678
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£49,950