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Amoxicillin vs Doxycycline monohydrate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Amoxicillin was dispensed 123.1× as often as Doxycycline monohydrate in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 6,114 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,114items

Doxycycline monohydrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Doxycycline monohydrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Doxycycline monohydrate

Doxycycline mono… 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Doxycycline monohydrate, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Doxycycline monohydrate
Items, March 2026 752,911 6,114
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 68,317
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £95,558

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