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Ceftriaxone sodium vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 8,822.1× as often as Ceftriaxone sodium in June 2026 — 282,308 items versus 32 in England.

32items

Ceftriaxone sodium · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

282,308items

Doxycycline hyclate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ceftriaxone sodium   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

0 306k 613k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Doxycycline hycl… 32 Jan 2021: 83 Feb 2021: 96 Mar 2021: 82 Apr 2021: 68 May 2021: 61 Jun 2021: 79 Jul 2021: 79 Aug 2021: 72 Sep 2021: 68 Oct 2021: 77 Nov 2021: 68 Dec 2021: 52 Jan 2022: 44 Feb 2022: 64 Mar 2022: 67 Apr 2022: 61 May 2022: 69 Jun 2022: 101 Jul 2022: 45 Aug 2022: 104 Sep 2022: 46 Oct 2022: 54 Nov 2022: 61 Dec 2022: 56 Jan 2023: 70 Feb 2023: 74 Mar 2023: 66 Apr 2023: 38 May 2023: 44 Jun 2023: 80 Jul 2023: 51 Aug 2023: 56 Sep 2023: 60 Oct 2023: 50 Nov 2023: 53 Dec 2023: 40 Jan 2024: 56 Feb 2024: 59 Mar 2024: 170 Apr 2024: 30 May 2024: 54 Jun 2024: 93 Jul 2024: 74 Aug 2024: 38 Sep 2024: 54 Oct 2024: 60 Nov 2024: 74 Dec 2024: 44 Jan 2025: 66 Feb 2025: 52 Mar 2025: 51 Apr 2025: 54 May 2025: 52 Jun 2025: 45 Jul 2025: 44 Aug 2025: 55 Sep 2025: 32 Oct 2025: 34 Nov 2025: 52 Dec 2025: 37 Jan 2026: 32 Feb 2026: 51 Mar 2026: 34 Apr 2026: 36 May 2026: 50 Jun 2026: 32

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Ceftriaxone sodium versus Doxycycline hyclate, June 2026
Measure Ceftriaxone sodium Doxycycline hyclate
Items, June 2026 32 282,308
Items, last 12 months 489 3,968,133
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £1,476 £357,282

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