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Ampicillin vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 40,329.7× as often as Ampicillin in June 2026 — 282,308 items versus 7 in England.

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Ampicillin · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Doxycycline hyclate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ampicillin versus Doxycycline hyclate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ampicillin   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

0 306k 613k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Doxycycline hycl… 7 Jan 2021: 50 Feb 2021: 43 Mar 2021: 78 Apr 2021: 54 May 2021: 56 Jun 2021: 69 Jul 2021: 64 Aug 2021: 53 Sep 2021: 60 Oct 2021: 53 Nov 2021: 47 Dec 2021: 47 Jan 2022: 41 Feb 2022: 49 Mar 2022: 51 Apr 2022: 37 May 2022: 39 Jun 2022: 35 Jul 2022: 41 Aug 2022: 44 Sep 2022: 34 Oct 2022: 49 Nov 2022: 64 Dec 2022: 64 Jan 2023: 51 Feb 2023: 29 Mar 2023: 37 Apr 2023: 28 May 2023: 10 Jun 2023: 12 Jul 2023: 13 Aug 2023: 7 Sep 2023: 5 Oct 2023: 5 Nov 2023: 11 Dec 2023: 16 Jan 2024: 17 Feb 2024: 6 Mar 2024: 15 Apr 2024: 8 May 2024: 7 Jun 2024: 11 Jul 2024: 10 Aug 2024: 7 Sep 2024: 9 Oct 2024: 6 Nov 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 8 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 7 Mar 2025: 6 Apr 2025: 4 May 2025: 7 Jun 2025: 7 Jul 2025: 8 Aug 2025: 4 Sep 2025: 21 Oct 2025: 6 Nov 2025: 9 Dec 2025: 12 Jan 2026: 9 Feb 2026: 4 Mar 2026: 8 Apr 2026: 7 May 2026: 8 Jun 2026: 7

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Ampicillin versus Doxycycline hyclate, June 2026
Measure Ampicillin Doxycycline hyclate
Items, June 2026 7 282,308
Items, last 12 months 103 3,968,133
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £262 £357,282

See the full profile for Ampicillin or Doxycycline hyclate.