Doxycycline hyclate vs Rifampicin combined preparations

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 6,003.5× as often as Rifampicin combined preparations in March 2026 — 360,207 items versus 60 in England.

360,207items

Doxycycline hyclate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

60items

Rifampicin combined preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Doxycycline hyclate · ╌ Rifampicin combined preparations

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Doxycycline hyclate versus Rifampicin combined preparations, March 2026
Measure	Doxycycline hyclate	Rifampicin combined preparations
Items, March 2026	360,207	60
Items, last 12 months	3,966,758	424
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£400,436	£1,806