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Acitretin 25mg capsules

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Data updated May 2026
314items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£25,403

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

3,594items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Acitretin 25mg capsules: national items dispensed by month

0 261.5 523 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 314 Jan 2021: 475 Feb 2021: 467 Mar 2021: 523 Apr 2021: 465 May 2021: 461 Jun 2021: 495 Jul 2021: 471 Aug 2021: 465 Sep 2021: 468 Oct 2021: 454 Nov 2021: 471 Dec 2021: 443 Jan 2022: 459 Feb 2022: 423 Mar 2022: 497 Apr 2022: 422 May 2022: 415 Jun 2022: 424 Jul 2022: 431 Aug 2022: 415 Sep 2022: 421 Oct 2022: 416 Nov 2022: 439 Dec 2022: 419 Jan 2023: 439 Feb 2023: 416 Mar 2023: 479 Apr 2023: 379 May 2023: 418 Jun 2023: 446 Jul 2023: 356 Aug 2023: 380 Sep 2023: 396 Oct 2023: 400 Nov 2023: 384 Dec 2023: 394 Jan 2024: 403 Feb 2024: 370 Mar 2024: 366 Apr 2024: 373 May 2024: 380 Jun 2024: 409 Jul 2024: 405 Aug 2024: 402 Sep 2024: 392 Oct 2024: 394 Nov 2024: 347 Dec 2024: 369 Jan 2025: 382 Feb 2025: 372 Mar 2025: 327 Apr 2025: 338 May 2025: 359 Jun 2025: 370 Jul 2025: 352 Aug 2025: 319 Sep 2025: 322 Oct 2025: 366 Nov 2025: 306 Jan 2026: 308 Feb 2026: 285 Mar 2026: 351 Apr 2026: 301 May 2026: 314

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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