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Clindamycin phosphate vs Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide

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

Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide was dispensed 3.7× as often as Clindamycin phosphate in March 2026 — 35,182 items versus 9,398 in England.

9,398items

Clindamycin phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

35,182items

Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clindamycin phosphate versus Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clindamycin phosphate   ·   ╌ Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide

Adapalene and be… 9,398

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Clindamycin phosphate versus Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide, March 2026
Measure Clindamycin phosphate Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide
Items, March 2026 9,398 35,182
Items, last 12 months 105,024 385,112
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £90,354 £954,096

See the full profile for Clindamycin phosphate or Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide.