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Doxycycline hyclate vs Dapsone

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 202.9× as often as Dapsone in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 1,775 in England.

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,775items

Dapsone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxycycline hyclate   ·   ╌ Dapsone

Dapsone 360,207

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxycycline hyclate versus Dapsone, March 2026
Measure Doxycycline hyclate Dapsone
Items, March 2026 360,207 1,775
Items, last 12 months 3,966,758 22,136
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £400,436 £18,650

See the full profile for Doxycycline hyclate or Dapsone.