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Alitretinoin vs Calcipotriol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Calcipotriol was dispensed 3,336.2× as often as Alitretinoin in March 2026 — 103,423 items versus 31 in England.

31items

Alitretinoin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

103,423items

Calcipotriol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alitretinoin versus Calcipotriol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alitretinoin   ·   ╌ Calcipotriol

Calcipotriol 31

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Alitretinoin versus Calcipotriol, March 2026
Measure Alitretinoin Calcipotriol
Items, March 2026 31 103,423
Items, last 12 months 454 1,228,196
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £41,950 £5,172,469

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