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Tetracycline

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antibacterial drugs
Data updated March 2026

Tetracycline was ranked 848th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 1,346 items, down 6.6% on a year earlier.

1,346items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£104,563

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

14,874items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Tetracycline: national items dispensed by month

1,346

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Tetracycline, by items this month.

Presentations of Tetracycline, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Tetracycline 250mg tablets 1,346 £104,563

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