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Cefalexin vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 4.5× as often as Cefalexin in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 79,173 in England.

79,173items

Cefalexin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Cefalexin   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

Doxycycline hycl… 79,173

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cefalexin versus Doxycycline hyclate, March 2026
Measure Cefalexin Doxycycline hyclate
Items, March 2026 79,173 360,207
Items, last 12 months 927,041 3,966,758
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £229,774 £400,436

See the full profile for Cefalexin or Doxycycline hyclate.