Skip to content
PharmaInsight

Azelaic acid vs Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate

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

Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate was dispensed 2.2× as often as Azelaic acid in March 2026 — 39,447 items versus 18,292 in England.

18,292items

Azelaic acid · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

39,447items

Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Azelaic acid versus Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Azelaic acid   ·   ╌ Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate

Benzoyl peroxide… 18,292

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Azelaic acid versus Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate, March 2026
Measure Azelaic acid Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate
Items, March 2026 18,292 39,447
Items, last 12 months 187,809 459,720
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £131,691 £748,243

See the full profile for Azelaic acid or Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate.