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Ketoconazole vs Cetrimide

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

Ketoconazole was dispensed 63,136.0× as often as Cetrimide in May 2026 — 63,136 items versus 1 in England.

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Ketoconazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Cetrimide · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ketoconazole versus Cetrimide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ketoconazole   ·   ╌ Cetrimide

0 34k 68k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Cetrimide 63,136 Jan 2021: 48k Feb 2021: 48k Mar 2021: 55k Apr 2021: 52k May 2021: 48k Jun 2021: 52k Jul 2021: 52k Aug 2021: 48k Sep 2021: 52k Oct 2021: 49k Nov 2021: 52k Dec 2021: 49k Jan 2022: 51k Feb 2022: 49k Mar 2022: 57k Apr 2022: 51k May 2022: 55k Jun 2022: 54k Jul 2022: 53k Aug 2022: 54k Sep 2022: 55k Oct 2022: 55k Nov 2022: 58k Dec 2022: 51k Jan 2023: 54k Feb 2023: 52k Mar 2023: 54k Apr 2023: 46k May 2023: 53k Jun 2023: 52k Jul 2023: 51k Aug 2023: 53k Sep 2023: 53k Oct 2023: 53k Nov 2023: 55k Dec 2023: 50k Jan 2024: 56k Feb 2024: 53k Mar 2024: 52k Apr 2024: 53k May 2024: 61k Jun 2024: 52k Jul 2024: 60k Aug 2024: 59k Sep 2024: 60k Oct 2024: 63k Nov 2024: 60k Dec 2024: 56k Jan 2025: 63k Feb 2025: 57k Apr 2025: 59k May 2025: 62k Jun 2025: 62k Jul 2025: 65k Aug 2025: 60k Sep 2025: 65k Oct 2025: 67k Nov 2025: 61k Dec 2025: 63k Jan 2026: 65k Feb 2026: 61k Mar 2026: 68k Apr 2026: 66k May 2026: 63k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ketoconazole versus Cetrimide, May 2026
Measure Ketoconazole Cetrimide
Items, May 2026 63,136 1
Items, last 12 months 766,794 42
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £586,826 £6

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