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Cefradine vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 491.4× as often as Cefradine in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 733 in England.

733items

Cefradine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Cefradine   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

Doxycycline hycl… 733

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cefradine versus Doxycycline hyclate, March 2026
Measure Cefradine Doxycycline hyclate
Items, March 2026 733 360,207
Items, last 12 months 9,232 3,966,758
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £24,173 £400,436

See the full profile for Cefradine or Doxycycline hyclate.