Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Vancomycin hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 427.8× as often as Vancomycin hydrochloride in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 739 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

739items

Vancomycin hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · ╌ Vancomycin hydrochloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Vancomycin hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure	Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)	Vancomycin hydrochloride
Items, March 2026	316,146	739
Items, last 12 months	2,981,784	9,501
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£659,506	£116,722