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Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Cetraben cream

21220000233 · Appliances
Data updated May 2026
114,330items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£897,406

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,347,366items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Cetraben cream: national items dispensed by month

0 60k 121k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 114,330 Jan 2021: 103k Feb 2021: 99k Mar 2021: 112k Apr 2021: 114k May 2021: 103k Jun 2021: 108k Jul 2021: 100k Aug 2021: 92k Sep 2021: 97k Oct 2021: 92k Nov 2021: 99k Dec 2021: 101k Jan 2022: 105k Feb 2022: 99k Mar 2022: 116k Apr 2022: 107k May 2022: 111k Jun 2022: 108k Jul 2022: 105k Aug 2022: 103k Sep 2022: 100k Oct 2022: 98k Nov 2022: 102k Dec 2022: 102k Jan 2023: 107k Feb 2023: 100k Mar 2023: 115k Apr 2023: 101k May 2023: 111k Jun 2023: 117k Jul 2023: 107k Aug 2023: 104k Sep 2023: 104k Oct 2023: 104k Nov 2023: 109k Dec 2023: 104k Jan 2024: 119k Feb 2024: 107k Mar 2024: 110k Apr 2024: 117k May 2024: 117k Jun 2024: 109k Jul 2024: 115k Aug 2024: 107k Sep 2024: 105k Oct 2024: 111k Nov 2024: 108k Dec 2024: 106k Jan 2025: 119k Feb 2025: 108k Mar 2025: 117k Apr 2025: 116k May 2025: 121k Jun 2025: 114k Jul 2025: 117k Aug 2025: 103k Sep 2025: 110k Oct 2025: 112k Nov 2025: 105k Dec 2025: 110k Jan 2026: 117k Feb 2026: 107k Mar 2026: 118k Apr 2026: 120k May 2026: 114k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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