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Clotrimazole vs Aciclovir

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

Clotrimazole was dispensed 9.2× as often as Aciclovir in May 2026 — 58,009 items versus 6,330 in England.

58,009items

Clotrimazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6,330items

Aciclovir · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Clotrimazole versus Aciclovir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Clotrimazole   ·   ╌ Aciclovir

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Aciclovir 58,009 Jan 2021: 50k Feb 2021: 48k Mar 2021: 55k Apr 2021: 50k May 2021: 47k Jun 2021: 51k Jul 2021: 51k Aug 2021: 48k Sep 2021: 53k Nov 2021: 53k Dec 2021: 50k Jan 2022: 51k Feb 2022: 48k Mar 2022: 54k Apr 2022: 48k May 2022: 52k Jun 2022: 50k Jul 2022: 50k Aug 2022: 51k Sep 2022: 51k Oct 2022: 52k Nov 2022: 53k Dec 2022: 48k Jan 2023: 54k Feb 2023: 49k Mar 2023: 57k Apr 2023: 51k May 2023: 57k Jun 2023: 58k Jul 2023: 55k Aug 2023: 55k Sep 2023: 55k Oct 2023: 56k Nov 2023: 56k Dec 2023: 51k Jan 2024: 58k Feb 2024: 55k Mar 2024: 55k Apr 2024: 56k May 2024: 57k Jun 2024: 55k Jul 2024: 60k Aug 2024: 58k Sep 2024: 60k Oct 2024: 66k Nov 2024: 63k Dec 2024: 58k Jan 2025: 65k Feb 2025: 62k Mar 2025: 72k Apr 2025: 71k May 2025: 73k Jun 2025: 67k Jul 2025: 69k Aug 2025: 62k Sep 2025: 68k Oct 2025: 69k Nov 2025: 63k Dec 2025: 62k Jan 2026: 64k Feb 2026: 59k Mar 2026: 65k Apr 2026: 61k May 2026: 58k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Clotrimazole versus Aciclovir, May 2026
Measure Clotrimazole Aciclovir
Items, May 2026 58,009 6,330
Items, last 12 months 766,615 79,192
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £136,274 £51,760

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