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Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations vs Tacrolimus

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated August 2025

Tacrolimus was dispensed 39,269.0× as often as Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations in August 2025 — 39,269 items versus 1 in England.

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Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

39,269items

Tacrolimus · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations versus Tacrolimus: national items dispensed by month

▬ Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations   ·   ╌ Tacrolimus

0 21k 41k May 2021 Jul 2021 May 2022 Aug 2025 Tacrolimus 1 May 2021: 1 Jun 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 May 2022: 1 Aug 2023: 1 Feb 2024: 1 Aug 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2025

Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations versus Tacrolimus, August 2025
Measure Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations Tacrolimus
Items, August 2025 1 39,269
Items, last 12 months 8 441,873
Net ingredient cost, August 2025 £28 £1,414,212

See the full profile for Coal tar and corticosteroid preparations or Tacrolimus.