Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs

Data updated March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was ranked 83rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 316,146 items, up 8.3% on a year earlier.

316,146items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£659,506

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

2,981,784items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V), by items this month.

Presentations of Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V), March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets	218,871	£369,199
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution	38,572	£86,132
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml oral solution	28,726	£89,626
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	20,225	£58,478
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 500mg tablets	5,287	£28,092
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	4,465	£27,980

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