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Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) vs Doxycycline monohydrate

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

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) was dispensed 51.7× as often as Doxycycline monohydrate in March 2026 — 316,146 items versus 6,114 in England.

316,146items

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,114items

Doxycycline monohydrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Doxycycline monohydrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V)   ·   ╌ Doxycycline monohydrate

Doxycycline mono… 316,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) versus Doxycycline monohydrate, March 2026
Measure Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) Doxycycline monohydrate
Items, March 2026 316,146 6,114
Items, last 12 months 2,981,784 68,317
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £659,506 £95,558

See the full profile for Phenoxymethylpenicillin (Penicillin V) or Doxycycline monohydrate.