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Clotrimazole vs Miconazole nitrate

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

Clotrimazole was dispensed 61,223.0× as often as Miconazole nitrate in May 2026 — 61,223 items versus 1 in England.

61,223items

Clotrimazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Miconazole nitrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Clotrimazole   ·   ╌ Miconazole nitrate

0 38k 76k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Miconazole nitra… 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 Jan 2022: 64k 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 Miconazole nitrate, May 2026
Measure Clotrimazole Miconazole nitrate
Items, May 2026 61,223 1
Items, last 12 months 812,180 28
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £650,908 £4

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