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Lymecycline

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501030L0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Lymecycline was ranked 219th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 63,620 items, down 9.4% on a year earlier.

63,620items -9.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

804,749items

Rolling 12 months

£595,272

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Lymecycline: national items dispensed by month

0 48k 96k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 63,620 Jan 2021: 87k Feb 2021: 84k Mar 2021: 96k Apr 2021: 89k May 2021: 83k Jun 2021: 87k Jul 2021: 86k Aug 2021: 80k Sep 2021: 86k Oct 2021: 80k Nov 2021: 82k Dec 2021: 81k Jan 2022: 81k Feb 2022: 77k Mar 2022: 88k Apr 2022: 79k May 2022: 82k Jun 2022: 79k Jul 2022: 76k Aug 2022: 75k Sep 2022: 75k Oct 2022: 75k Nov 2022: 76k Dec 2022: 71k Jan 2023: 77k Feb 2023: 72k Mar 2023: 81k Apr 2023: 72k May 2023: 77k Jun 2023: 77k Jul 2023: 73k Aug 2023: 73k Sep 2023: 73k Oct 2023: 73k Nov 2023: 74k Dec 2023: 70k Jan 2024: 76k Feb 2024: 73k Mar 2024: 74k Apr 2024: 77k May 2024: 76k Jun 2024: 72k Jul 2024: 75k Aug 2024: 71k Sep 2024: 71k Oct 2024: 74k Nov 2024: 70k Dec 2024: 68k Jan 2025: 73k Feb 2025: 65k Mar 2025: 71k Apr 2025: 69k May 2025: 70k Jun 2025: 68k Jul 2025: 70k Aug 2025: 63k Sep 2025: 69k Oct 2025: 70k Nov 2025: 64k Dec 2025: 67k Jan 2026: 69k Feb 2026: 63k Mar 2026: 71k Apr 2026: 68k May 2026: 64k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.36
  • Year on year Down 9.4% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Lymecycline this month.

Presentations of Lymecycline, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lymecycline 408mg capsules 0501030L0AAABAB 62,950 £588,875
Tetralysal 300 capsules 0501030L0BBABAB 670 £6,397

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Lymecycline is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lymecycline volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Lymecycline with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.