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Flucloxacillin sodium vs Lymecycline

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

Flucloxacillin sodium was dispensed 4.6× as often as Lymecycline in April 2026 — 309,235 items versus 67,614 in England.

309,235items

Flucloxacillin sodium · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,614items

Lymecycline · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Flucloxacillin sodium versus Lymecycline: national items dispensed by month

▬ Flucloxacillin sodium   ·   ╌ Lymecycline

0 222k 444k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Lymecycline 309,235 Jan 2021: 282k Feb 2021: 278k Mar 2021: 328k Apr 2021: 302k May 2021: 284k Jun 2021: 347k Jul 2021: 377k Aug 2021: 334k Sep 2021: 341k Oct 2021: 301k Nov 2021: 297k Dec 2021: 285k Jan 2022: 283k Feb 2022: 273k Mar 2022: 317k Apr 2022: 281k May 2022: 321k Jun 2022: 326k Jul 2022: 362k Aug 2022: 370k Sep 2022: 327k Oct 2022: 306k Nov 2022: 307k Dec 2022: 284k Jan 2023: 303k Feb 2023: 289k Mar 2023: 328k Apr 2023: 282k May 2023: 327k Jun 2023: 388k Jul 2023: 358k Aug 2023: 368k Sep 2023: 368k Oct 2023: 335k Nov 2023: 308k Dec 2023: 282k Jan 2024: 306k Feb 2024: 293k Mar 2024: 299k Apr 2024: 312k May 2024: 347k Jun 2024: 343k Jul 2024: 384k Aug 2024: 378k Sep 2024: 342k Oct 2024: 335k Nov 2024: 301k Dec 2024: 285k Jan 2025: 304k Feb 2025: 281k Mar 2025: 309k Apr 2025: 304k May 2025: 332k Jun 2025: 368k Jul 2025: 444k Aug 2025: 371k Sep 2025: 352k Oct 2025: 334k Nov 2025: 293k Dec 2025: 297k Jan 2026: 299k Feb 2026: 279k Mar 2026: 319k Apr 2026: 309k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Flucloxacillin sodium versus Lymecycline, April 2026
Measure Flucloxacillin sodium Lymecycline
Items, April 2026 309,235 67,614
Items, last 12 months 3,996,110 811,364
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £776,195 £578,392

See the full profile for Flucloxacillin sodium or Lymecycline.