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Ketoconazole vs Terbinafine hydrochloride

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

Terbinafine hydrochloride was dispensed 5,692.3× as often as Ketoconazole in April 2026 — 39,846 items versus 7 in England.

7items

Ketoconazole · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

39,846items

Terbinafine hydrochloride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ketoconazole versus Terbinafine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ketoconazole   ·   ╌ Terbinafine hydrochloride

0 23k 45k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Terbinafine hydr… 7 Jan 2021: 13 Feb 2021: 12 Mar 2021: 10 Apr 2021: 10 May 2021: 11 Jun 2021: 11 Jul 2021: 14 Aug 2021: 10 Sep 2021: 13 Oct 2021: 6 Nov 2021: 10 Dec 2021: 13 Jan 2022: 19 Feb 2022: 14 Mar 2022: 9 Apr 2022: 12 May 2022: 14 Jun 2022: 13 Jul 2022: 10 Aug 2022: 9 Sep 2022: 11 Oct 2022: 7 Nov 2022: 15 Dec 2022: 12 Jan 2023: 14 Feb 2023: 14 Mar 2023: 13 Apr 2023: 10 May 2023: 18 Jun 2023: 11 Jul 2023: 10 Aug 2023: 18 Sep 2023: 14 Oct 2023: 14 Nov 2023: 10 Dec 2023: 8 Jan 2024: 15 Feb 2024: 11 Mar 2024: 7 Apr 2024: 7 May 2024: 9 Jun 2024: 11 Jul 2024: 8 Aug 2024: 9 Sep 2024: 10 Oct 2024: 10 Nov 2024: 7 Dec 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 2 Feb 2025: 10 Mar 2025: 4 Apr 2025: 9 May 2025: 6 Jun 2025: 10 Jul 2025: 8 Aug 2025: 11 Sep 2025: 16 Oct 2025: 9 Nov 2025: 11 Dec 2025: 8 Jan 2026: 15 Feb 2026: 10 Mar 2026: 8 Apr 2026: 7

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Ketoconazole versus Terbinafine hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Ketoconazole Terbinafine hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 7 39,846
Items, last 12 months 119 478,664
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £3,547 £173,342

See the full profile for Ketoconazole or Terbinafine hydrochloride.