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Clotrimazole vs Phenothrin

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

Clotrimazole was dispensed 29,004.5× as often as Phenothrin in May 2026 — 58,009 items versus 2 in England.

58,009items

Clotrimazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Phenothrin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Clotrimazole   ·   ╌ Phenothrin

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Phenothrin 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 Oct 2021: 51k 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 Phenothrin, May 2026
Measure Clotrimazole Phenothrin
Items, May 2026 58,009 2
Items, last 12 months 766,615 5
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £136,274 £17

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