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Doxycycline hyclate vs Levofloxacin

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 132.5× as often as Levofloxacin in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 2,718 in England.

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,718items

Levofloxacin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxycycline hyclate   ·   ╌ Levofloxacin

Levofloxacin 360,207

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxycycline hyclate versus Levofloxacin, March 2026
Measure Doxycycline hyclate Levofloxacin
Items, March 2026 360,207 2,718
Items, last 12 months 3,966,758 29,369
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £400,436 £46,261

See the full profile for Doxycycline hyclate or Levofloxacin.