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Doxycycline hyclate vs Erythromycin stearate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 560.2× as often as Erythromycin stearate in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 643 in England.

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

643items

Erythromycin stearate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxycycline hyclate   ·   ╌ Erythromycin stearate

Erythromycin ste… 360,207

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxycycline hyclate versus Erythromycin stearate, March 2026
Measure Doxycycline hyclate Erythromycin stearate
Items, March 2026 360,207 643
Items, last 12 months 3,966,758 8,674
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £400,436 £8,153

See the full profile for Doxycycline hyclate or Erythromycin stearate.