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Cetrimide vs Eflornithine monohydrate chloride

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

Eflornithine monohydrate chloride was dispensed 2,552.0× as often as Cetrimide in January 2026 — 2,552 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Cetrimide · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,552items

Eflornithine monohydrate chloride · January 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cetrimide versus Eflornithine monohydrate chloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cetrimide   ·   ╌ Eflornithine monohydrate chloride

0 1k 3k Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Mar 2022 Nov 2022 Sep 2023 May 2024 Jan 2026 Eflornithine mon… 1 Jan 2021: 10 Feb 2021: 12 Mar 2021: 12 Apr 2021: 16 May 2021: 8 Jun 2021: 6 Jul 2021: 7 Aug 2021: 7 Sep 2021: 5 Oct 2021: 7 Nov 2021: 6 Dec 2021: 5 Jan 2022: 6 Feb 2022: 3 Mar 2022: 4 Apr 2022: 11 May 2022: 6 Jun 2022: 6 Jul 2022: 6 Aug 2022: 6 Oct 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 5 Feb 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 2 Jan 2024: 9 Feb 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 1 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 1 Feb 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 19 Nov 2025: 2 Jan 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2026

Cetrimide versus Eflornithine monohydrate chloride, January 2026
Measure Cetrimide Eflornithine monohydrate chloride
Items, January 2026 1 2,552
Items, last 12 months 42 29,754
Net ingredient cost, January 2026 £6 £150,933

See the full profile for Cetrimide or Eflornithine monohydrate chloride.