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Calcipotriol vs Tacalcitol

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

Calcipotriol was dispensed 1,292.8× as often as Tacalcitol in March 2026 — 103,423 items versus 80 in England.

103,423items

Calcipotriol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

80items

Tacalcitol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Calcipotriol   ·   ╌ Tacalcitol

Tacalcitol 103,423

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Calcipotriol versus Tacalcitol, March 2026
Measure Calcipotriol Tacalcitol
Items, March 2026 103,423 80
Items, last 12 months 1,228,196 2,470
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £5,172,469 £2,500

See the full profile for Calcipotriol or Tacalcitol.