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Clascoterone vs Azelaic acid

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

Azelaic acid was dispensed 31.9× as often as Clascoterone in May 2026 — 17,723 items versus 556 in England.

556items

Clascoterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

17,723items

Azelaic acid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clascoterone versus Azelaic acid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clascoterone   ·   ╌ Azelaic acid

0 9k 19k May 2025 Jul 2025 Sep 2025 Nov 2025 Jan 2026 Mar 2026 May 2026 Azelaic acid 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 Azelaic acid, May 2026
Measure Clascoterone Azelaic acid
Items, May 2026 556 17,723
Items, last 12 months 3,505 193,489
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £12,668 £129,718

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