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Isotretinoin vs Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide

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

Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide was dispensed 15,425.0× as often as Isotretinoin in September 2023 — 30,850 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Isotretinoin · September 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,850items

Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide · September 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Isotretinoin versus Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Isotretinoin   ·   ╌ Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide

0 18k 35k Jan 2021 Apr 2021 Dec 2021 Sep 2023 Adapalene and be… 2 Jan 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Apr 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2023

Isotretinoin versus Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide, September 2023
Measure Isotretinoin Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide
Items, September 2023 2 30,850
Items, last 12 months 10 389,700
Net ingredient cost, September 2023 £60 £840,227

See the full profile for Isotretinoin or Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide.