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Pivmecillinam hydrochloride

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501015P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Pivmecillinam hydrochloride was ranked 347th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 28,175 items, down 3.8% on a year earlier.

28,175items -3.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

304,879items

Rolling 12 months

£251,522

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Pivmecillinam hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.93
  • Year on year Down 3.8% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Pivmecillinam hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Pivmecillinam hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pivmecillinam 200mg tablets 0501015P0AAABAB 27,851 £248,669
Selexid 200mg tablets 0501015P0BBABAB 324 £2,853

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Pivmecillinam hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pivmecillinam hydrochloride volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Pivmecillinam hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Pivmecillinam hydrochloride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.