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Dithranol vs Cocois

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

Cocois was dispensed 3,519.5× as often as Dithranol in May 2026 — 7,039 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Dithranol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,039items

Cocois · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dithranol versus Cocois: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dithranol   ·   ╌ Cocois

0 4k 8k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Oct 2024 May 2026 Cocois 2 Jan 2021: 370 Feb 2021: 361 Mar 2021: 358 Apr 2021: 364 May 2021: 333 Jun 2021: 326 Jul 2021: 276 Aug 2021: 258 Sep 2021: 212 Oct 2021: 210 Nov 2021: 178 Dec 2021: 206 Jan 2022: 191 Feb 2022: 201 Mar 2022: 197 Apr 2022: 183 May 2022: 159 Jun 2022: 127 Jul 2022: 96 Aug 2022: 75 Sep 2022: 49 Oct 2022: 53 Nov 2022: 40 Dec 2022: 38 Jan 2023: 50 Feb 2023: 33 Mar 2023: 32 Apr 2023: 13 May 2023: 21 Jun 2023: 9 Jul 2023: 16 Aug 2023: 5 Sep 2023: 7 Oct 2023: 5 Nov 2023: 10 Dec 2023: 7 Jan 2024: 7 Feb 2024: 6 Mar 2024: 6 Apr 2024: 6 May 2024: 5 Jun 2024: 4 Jul 2024: 9 Aug 2024: 4 Sep 2024: 5 Oct 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 9 Dec 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 5 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 5 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 3 Jun 2025: 3 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 3 Oct 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 2 Dec 2025: 5 Jan 2026: 4 Feb 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 5 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Dithranol versus Cocois, May 2026
Measure Dithranol Cocois
Items, May 2026 2 7,039
Items, last 12 months 36 85,093
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,547 £120,649

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