Demeclocycline hydrochloride vs Doxycycline hyclate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 1,032.1× as often as Demeclocycline hydrochloride in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 349 in England.

349items

Demeclocycline hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Demeclocycline hydrochloride · ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Demeclocycline hydrochloride versus Doxycycline hyclate, March 2026
Measure	Demeclocycline hydrochloride	Doxycycline hyclate
Items, March 2026	349	360,207
Items, last 12 months	4,019	3,966,758
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£195,050	£400,436