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Clotrimazole vs Econazole nitrate

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

Clotrimazole was dispensed 2,111.1× as often as Econazole nitrate in May 2026 — 61,223 items versus 29 in England.

61,223items

Clotrimazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

29items

Econazole nitrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clotrimazole versus Econazole nitrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clotrimazole   ·   ╌ Econazole nitrate

0 38k 76k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Econazole nitrat… 61,223 Jan 2021: 64k Feb 2021: 61k Mar 2021: 68k Apr 2021: 59k May 2021: 57k Jun 2021: 61k Jul 2021: 63k Aug 2021: 60k Sep 2021: 66k Oct 2021: 63k Nov 2021: 66k Dec 2021: 63k Feb 2022: 60k Mar 2022: 67k Apr 2022: 58k May 2022: 63k Jun 2022: 62k Jul 2022: 62k Aug 2022: 64k Sep 2022: 66k Oct 2022: 66k Nov 2022: 67k Dec 2022: 60k Jan 2023: 69k Feb 2023: 63k Mar 2023: 71k Apr 2023: 60k May 2023: 65k Jun 2023: 69k Jul 2023: 70k Aug 2023: 72k Sep 2023: 73k Oct 2023: 74k Nov 2023: 74k Dec 2023: 67k Jan 2024: 74k Feb 2024: 68k Mar 2024: 66k Apr 2024: 68k May 2024: 69k Jun 2024: 65k Jul 2024: 73k Aug 2024: 69k Sep 2024: 71k Oct 2024: 76k Nov 2024: 71k Dec 2024: 66k Jan 2025: 73k Feb 2025: 64k Mar 2025: 69k Apr 2025: 65k May 2025: 69k Jun 2025: 69k Jul 2025: 74k Aug 2025: 68k Sep 2025: 74k Oct 2025: 75k Nov 2025: 67k Dec 2025: 67k Jan 2026: 67k Feb 2026: 61k Mar 2026: 66k Apr 2026: 62k May 2026: 61k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Clotrimazole versus Econazole nitrate, May 2026
Measure Clotrimazole Econazole nitrate
Items, May 2026 61,223 29
Items, last 12 months 812,180 1,757
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £650,908 £181

See the full profile for Clotrimazole or Econazole nitrate.