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Doxycycline hyclate vs Rifampicin

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 401.1× as often as Rifampicin in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 898 in England.

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

898items

Rifampicin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxycycline hyclate   ·   ╌ Rifampicin

Rifampicin 360,207

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxycycline hyclate versus Rifampicin, March 2026
Measure Doxycycline hyclate Rifampicin
Items, March 2026 360,207 898
Items, last 12 months 3,966,758 11,161
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £400,436 £56,128

See the full profile for Doxycycline hyclate or Rifampicin.