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Clascoterone vs Adapalene

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

Adapalene was dispensed 20.7× as often as Clascoterone in May 2026 — 11,507 items versus 556 in England.

556items

Clascoterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

11,507items

Adapalene · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clascoterone versus Adapalene: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clascoterone   ·   ╌ Adapalene

0 9k 18k May 2025 Jul 2025 Sep 2025 Nov 2025 Jan 2026 Mar 2026 May 2026 Adapalene 556 May 2025: 5 Jun 2025: 31 Jul 2025: 52 Aug 2025: 71 Sep 2025: 116 Oct 2025: 211 Nov 2025: 309 Dec 2025: 311 Jan 2026: 391 Feb 2026: 428 Mar 2026: 499 Apr 2026: 530 May 2026: 556

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Clascoterone versus Adapalene, May 2026
Measure Clascoterone Adapalene
Items, May 2026 556 11,507
Items, last 12 months 3,505 144,749
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £12,668 £231,500

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