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Pivmecillinam hydrochloride vs Doxycycline hyclate

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

Doxycycline hyclate was dispensed 10.3× as often as Pivmecillinam hydrochloride in May 2026 — 288,869 items versus 28,175 in England.

28,175items

Pivmecillinam hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

288,869items

Doxycycline hyclate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Pivmecillinam hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Doxycycline hyclate

0 306k 613k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Doxycycline hycl… 28,175 Jan 2021: 24k Feb 2021: 22k Mar 2021: 25k Apr 2021: 22k May 2021: 22k Jun 2021: 23k Jul 2021: 24k Aug 2021: 24k Sep 2021: 25k Oct 2021: 24k Nov 2021: 24k Dec 2021: 26k Jan 2022: 24k Feb 2022: 23k Mar 2022: 25k Apr 2022: 23k May 2022: 24k Jun 2022: 23k Jul 2022: 24k Aug 2022: 26k Sep 2022: 27k Oct 2022: 26k Nov 2022: 27k Dec 2022: 25k Jan 2023: 27k Feb 2023: 25k Mar 2023: 28k Apr 2023: 24k May 2023: 26k Jun 2023: 26k Jul 2023: 27k Aug 2023: 28k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 29k Nov 2023: 28k Dec 2023: 28k Jan 2024: 29k Feb 2024: 28k Mar 2024: 28k Apr 2024: 29k May 2024: 29k Jun 2024: 27k Jul 2024: 31k Aug 2024: 30k Sep 2024: 31k Oct 2024: 32k Nov 2024: 30k Dec 2024: 31k Jan 2025: 31k Feb 2025: 28k Mar 2025: 29k Apr 2025: 28k May 2025: 29k Jun 2025: 29k Jul 2025: 32k Aug 2025: 31k Sep 2025: 33k Oct 2025: 33k Nov 2025: 30k Jan 2026: 30k Feb 2026: 28k Mar 2026: 30k Apr 2026: 29k May 2026: 28k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Pivmecillinam hydrochloride versus Doxycycline hyclate, May 2026
Measure Pivmecillinam hydrochloride Doxycycline hyclate
Items, May 2026 28,175 288,869
Items, last 12 months 362,570 3,806,374
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £251,522 £345,142

See the full profile for Pivmecillinam hydrochloride or Doxycycline hyclate.