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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 17,591.0× as often as Isotretinoin in September 2023 — 35,182 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Isotretinoin · September 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

35,182items

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

Adapalene and be… 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 35,182
Items, last 12 months 10 385,112
Net ingredient cost, September 2023 £60 £954,096

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