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Oxytetracycline

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501030T0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Oxytetracycline was ranked 507th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 9,122 items, down 22.5% on a year earlier.

9,122items -22.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

99,393items

Rolling 12 months

£1,361,147

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Oxytetracycline: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £149.22
  • Year on year Down 22.5% 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 Oxytetracycline this month.

Presentations of Oxytetracycline, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets 0501030T0AAAJAJ 9,122 £1,361,147

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

Where Oxytetracycline is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Oxytetracycline volumes.

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

Compare Oxytetracycline with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Oxytetracycline is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.