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Clindamycin/tretinoin vs Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate

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

Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate was dispensed 4.6× as often as Clindamycin/tretinoin in March 2026 — 39,447 items versus 8,582 in England.

8,582items

Clindamycin/tretinoin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

39,447items

Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Clindamycin/tretinoin   ·   ╌ Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate

Benzoyl peroxide… 8,582

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Clindamycin/tretinoin versus Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate, March 2026
Measure Clindamycin/tretinoin Benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate
Items, March 2026 8,582 39,447
Items, last 12 months 90,487 459,720
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £120,964 £748,243

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