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Clindamycin phosphate vs Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate

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

Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate was dispensed 4.1× as often as Clindamycin phosphate in April 2026 — 37,723 items versus 9,132 in England.

9,132items

Clindamycin phosphate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

37,723items

Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clindamycin phosphate versus Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clindamycin phosphate   ·   ╌ Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate

0 28k 55k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Benzoyl peroxide… 9,132 Jan 2021: 8k Feb 2021: 8k Mar 2021: 9k Apr 2021: 8k May 2021: 8k Jun 2021: 8k Jul 2021: 8k Aug 2021: 7k Sep 2021: 8k Oct 2021: 7k Nov 2021: 8k Dec 2021: 7k Jan 2022: 7k Feb 2022: 7k Mar 2022: 9k Apr 2022: 7k May 2022: 8k Jun 2022: 8k Jul 2022: 7k Aug 2022: 7k Sep 2022: 7k Oct 2022: 8k Nov 2022: 8k Dec 2022: 7k Jan 2023: 8k Feb 2023: 7k Mar 2023: 8k Apr 2023: 7k May 2023: 8k Jun 2023: 8k Jul 2023: 8k Aug 2023: 8k Sep 2023: 8k Oct 2023: 8k Nov 2023: 8k Dec 2023: 8k Jan 2024: 9k Feb 2024: 8k Mar 2024: 9k Apr 2024: 9k May 2024: 9k Jun 2024: 9k Jul 2024: 10k Aug 2024: 9k Sep 2024: 9k Oct 2024: 10k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 9k Jan 2025: 10k Feb 2025: 9k Mar 2025: 8k Apr 2025: 7k May 2025: 8k Jun 2025: 8k Jul 2025: 9k Aug 2025: 9k Sep 2025: 9k Oct 2025: 10k Nov 2025: 9k Dec 2025: 9k Jan 2026: 9k Feb 2026: 9k Mar 2026: 9k Apr 2026: 9k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Clindamycin phosphate versus Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate, April 2026
Measure Clindamycin phosphate Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate
Items, April 2026 9,132 37,723
Items, last 12 months 107,161 460,251
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £89,674 £718,240

See the full profile for Clindamycin phosphate or Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate.