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Gamolenic acid vs Tacrolimus

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

Tacrolimus was dispensed 116.5× as often as Gamolenic acid in May 2026 — 39,269 items versus 337 in England.

337items

Gamolenic acid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

39,269items

Tacrolimus · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Gamolenic acid versus Tacrolimus: national items dispensed by month

▬ Gamolenic acid   ·   ╌ Tacrolimus

0 21k 41k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Tacrolimus 337 Jan 2021: 633 Feb 2021: 567 Mar 2021: 663 Apr 2021: 612 May 2021: 609 Jun 2021: 608 Jul 2021: 573 Aug 2021: 581 Sep 2021: 565 Oct 2021: 524 Nov 2021: 563 Dec 2021: 584 Jan 2022: 562 Feb 2022: 505 Mar 2022: 405 Apr 2022: 396 May 2022: 570 Jun 2022: 389 Jul 2022: 454 Aug 2022: 387 Sep 2022: 524 Oct 2022: 424 Nov 2022: 441 Dec 2022: 551 Jan 2023: 444 Feb 2023: 297 Mar 2023: 355 Apr 2023: 344 May 2023: 405 Jun 2023: 438 Jul 2023: 376 Aug 2023: 448 Sep 2023: 451 Oct 2023: 583 Nov 2023: 570 Dec 2023: 526 Jan 2024: 653 Feb 2024: 379 Mar 2024: 578 Apr 2024: 530 May 2024: 448 Jun 2024: 397 Jul 2024: 409 Aug 2024: 464 Sep 2024: 374 Oct 2024: 398 Nov 2024: 395 Dec 2024: 421 Jan 2025: 351 Feb 2025: 331 Mar 2025: 345 Apr 2025: 323 May 2025: 365 Jun 2025: 360 Jul 2025: 362 Aug 2025: 306 Sep 2025: 369 Oct 2025: 332 Nov 2025: 304 Dec 2025: 343 Jan 2026: 385 Feb 2026: 321 Mar 2026: 328 Apr 2026: 311 May 2026: 337

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Gamolenic acid versus Tacrolimus, May 2026
Measure Gamolenic acid Tacrolimus
Items, May 2026 337 39,269
Items, last 12 months 4,058 441,873
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £5,956 £1,414,212

See the full profile for Gamolenic acid or Tacrolimus.