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Clascoterone vs Adapalene

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

Adapalene was dispensed 24.7× as often as Clascoterone in March 2026 — 12,313 items versus 499 in England.

499items

Clascoterone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

12,313items

Adapalene · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Clascoterone   ·   ╌ Adapalene

Adapalene 499

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Clascoterone versus Adapalene, March 2026
Measure Clascoterone Adapalene
Items, March 2026 499 12,313
Items, last 12 months 2,424 144,863
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £10,997 £247,786

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