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Chloramphenicol vs Clotrimazole

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

Chloramphenicol was dispensed 74,753.0× as often as Clotrimazole in May 2026 — 74,753 items versus 1 in England.

74,753items

Chloramphenicol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Clotrimazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Chloramphenicol versus Clotrimazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Chloramphenicol   ·   ╌ Clotrimazole

0 71k 142k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Clotrimazole 74,753 Jan 2021: 59k Feb 2021: 58k Mar 2021: 65k Apr 2021: 58k May 2021: 58k Jun 2021: 74k Jul 2021: 70k Aug 2021: 62k Sep 2021: 68k Oct 2021: 84k Nov 2021: 111k Dec 2021: 122k Jan 2022: 87k Feb 2022: 89k Mar 2022: 93k Apr 2022: 77k May 2022: 77k Jun 2022: 79k Jul 2022: 79k Aug 2022: 71k Sep 2022: 63k Oct 2022: 71k Nov 2022: 83k Dec 2022: 106k Jan 2023: 114k Feb 2023: 129k Mar 2023: 142k Apr 2023: 108k May 2023: 105k Jun 2023: 102k Jul 2023: 81k Aug 2023: 70k Sep 2023: 68k Oct 2023: 71k Nov 2023: 75k Dec 2023: 82k Jan 2024: 92k Feb 2024: 93k Mar 2024: 89k Apr 2024: 81k May 2024: 77k Jun 2024: 72k Jul 2024: 71k Aug 2024: 62k Sep 2024: 61k Oct 2024: 68k Nov 2024: 69k Dec 2024: 79k Jan 2025: 89k Feb 2025: 92k Mar 2025: 91k Apr 2025: 80k May 2025: 73k Jun 2025: 76k Jul 2025: 71k Aug 2025: 59k Sep 2025: 62k Oct 2025: 68k Nov 2025: 67k Dec 2025: 82k Jan 2026: 86k Feb 2026: 100k Mar 2026: 100k Apr 2026: 81k May 2026: 75k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Chloramphenicol versus Clotrimazole, May 2026
Measure Chloramphenicol Clotrimazole
Items, May 2026 74,753 1
Items, last 12 months 926,535 18
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £249,218 £1

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