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Cefaclor vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 1,875.8× as often as Cefaclor in May 2026 — 288,869 items versus 154 in England.

154items

Cefaclor · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

288,869items

Doxycycline hyclate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Cefaclor   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

0 306k 613k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Doxycycline hycl… 154 Jan 2021: 422 Feb 2021: 370 Mar 2021: 407 Apr 2021: 370 May 2021: 366 Jun 2021: 412 Jul 2021: 404 Aug 2021: 396 Sep 2021: 405 Oct 2021: 388 Nov 2021: 425 Dec 2021: 449 Jan 2022: 405 Feb 2022: 365 Mar 2022: 371 Apr 2022: 374 May 2022: 366 Jun 2022: 328 Jul 2022: 375 Aug 2022: 361 Sep 2022: 352 Oct 2022: 339 Nov 2022: 358 Dec 2022: 538 Jan 2023: 406 Feb 2023: 354 Mar 2023: 399 Apr 2023: 289 May 2023: 332 Jun 2023: 301 Jul 2023: 314 Aug 2023: 305 Sep 2023: 268 Oct 2023: 328 Dec 2023: 352 Jan 2024: 374 Feb 2024: 305 Mar 2024: 325 Apr 2024: 318 May 2024: 303 Jun 2024: 273 Jul 2024: 264 Aug 2024: 228 Sep 2024: 252 Oct 2024: 263 Nov 2024: 258 Dec 2024: 268 Jan 2025: 276 Feb 2025: 218 Mar 2025: 217 Apr 2025: 193 May 2025: 206 Jun 2025: 197 Jul 2025: 194 Aug 2025: 177 Sep 2025: 178 Oct 2025: 198 Nov 2025: 174 Dec 2025: 226 Jan 2026: 207 Feb 2026: 179 Mar 2026: 179 Apr 2026: 182 May 2026: 154

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Cefaclor versus Doxycycline hyclate, May 2026
Measure Cefaclor Doxycycline hyclate
Items, May 2026 154 288,869
Items, last 12 months 2,245 3,959,142
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,297 £345,142

See the full profile for Cefaclor or Doxycycline hyclate.