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Cefaclor vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 2,012.3× as often as Cefaclor in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 179 in England.

179items

Cefaclor · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Cefaclor   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

Doxycycline hycl… 179

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cefaclor versus Doxycycline hyclate, March 2026
Measure Cefaclor Doxycycline hyclate
Items, March 2026 179 360,207
Items, last 12 months 2,308 3,966,758
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,670 £400,436

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