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Coal tar bath preparations vs Pimecrolimus

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated October 2023

Pimecrolimus was dispensed 12,797.0× as often as Coal tar bath preparations in October 2023 — 12,797 items versus 1 in England.

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Coal tar bath preparations · October 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

12,797items

Pimecrolimus · October 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Coal tar bath preparations versus Pimecrolimus: national items dispensed by month

▬ Coal tar bath preparations   ·   ╌ Pimecrolimus

0 7k 13k Dec 2021 Nov 2022 Oct 2023 Pimecrolimus 1 Dec 2021: 2 Nov 2022: 1 Oct 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2023

Coal tar bath preparations versus Pimecrolimus, October 2023
Measure Coal tar bath preparations Pimecrolimus
Items, October 2023 1 12,797
Items, last 12 months 4 134,844
Net ingredient cost, October 2023 £12 £364,789

See the full profile for Coal tar bath preparations or Pimecrolimus.