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Benzylpenicillin sodium (Penicillin G)

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs
Data updated March 2026

Benzylpenicillin sodium (Penicillin G) was ranked 1440th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 16 items, up 33.3% on a year earlier.

16items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£209

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

188items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Benzylpenicillin sodium (Penicillin G): national items dispensed by month

16

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Benzylpenicillin sodium (Penicillin G), by items this month.

Presentations of Benzylpenicillin sodium (Penicillin G), March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Benzylpenicillin sodium 600mg inj vials 11 £73
Benzylpenicillin sodium 1.2g inj vials 5 £136

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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.