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Cefuroxime sodium vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 180,103.5× as often as Cefuroxime sodium in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Cefuroxime sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Cefuroxime sodium   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

Doxycycline hycl… 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Cefuroxime sodium versus Doxycycline hyclate, March 2026
Measure Cefuroxime sodium Doxycycline hyclate
Items, March 2026 2 360,207
Items, last 12 months 19 3,966,758
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £403 £400,436

See the full profile for Cefuroxime sodium or Doxycycline hyclate.