Amoxicillin
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs
Amoxicillin was ranked 31st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 752,911 items, down 1.6% on a year earlier.
752,911items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£914,328
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
8,312,633items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Amoxicillin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Amoxicillin, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 542,382 | £496,438 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 117,323 | £183,976 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 56,556 | £105,200 |
| Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 15,956 | £13,703 |
| Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 7,282 | £9,026 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg capsules | 7,104 | £9,698 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 3,389 | £39,342 |
| Amoxicillin 3g oral powder sachets sugar free | 1,615 | £54,810 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg tablets | 1,301 | £2,128 |
| Amoxil 500mg capsules | 3 | £7 |
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