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Amoxicillin vs Lymecycline

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

Amoxicillin was dispensed 10.6× as often as Lymecycline in March 2026 — 752,911 items versus 70,888 in England.

752,911items

Amoxicillin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

70,888items

Lymecycline · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Amoxicillin versus Lymecycline: national items dispensed by month

▬ Amoxicillin   ·   ╌ Lymecycline

Lymecycline 752,911

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Amoxicillin versus Lymecycline, March 2026
Measure Amoxicillin Lymecycline
Items, March 2026 752,911 70,888
Items, last 12 months 8,312,633 812,405
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £914,328 £433,008

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