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Ospemifene vs Clotrimazole

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

Clotrimazole was dispensed 219.4× as often as Ospemifene in May 2026 — 61,223 items versus 279 in England.

279items

Ospemifene · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

61,223items

Clotrimazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ospemifene versus Clotrimazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ospemifene   ·   ╌ Clotrimazole

0 38k 76k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Clotrimazole 279 Jan 2021: 48 Feb 2021: 51 Mar 2021: 50 Apr 2021: 50 May 2021: 44 Jun 2021: 42 Jul 2021: 56 Aug 2021: 52 Sep 2021: 57 Oct 2021: 47 Nov 2021: 52 Dec 2021: 61 Jan 2022: 64 Feb 2022: 57 Mar 2022: 82 Apr 2022: 56 May 2022: 73 Jun 2022: 63 Jul 2022: 72 Aug 2022: 82 Sep 2022: 83 Oct 2022: 65 Nov 2022: 88 Dec 2022: 90 Jan 2023: 79 Feb 2023: 86 Mar 2023: 101 Apr 2023: 93 May 2023: 100 Jun 2023: 115 Jul 2023: 99 Aug 2023: 112 Sep 2023: 117 Oct 2023: 125 Nov 2023: 108 Dec 2023: 110 Jan 2024: 115 Feb 2024: 110 Mar 2024: 84 Apr 2024: 118 May 2024: 109 Jun 2024: 111 Jul 2024: 142 Aug 2024: 147 Sep 2024: 137 Oct 2024: 132 Nov 2024: 132 Dec 2024: 131 Jan 2025: 156 Feb 2025: 149 Mar 2025: 158 Apr 2025: 167 May 2025: 185 Jun 2025: 194 Jul 2025: 209 Aug 2025: 202 Sep 2025: 219 Oct 2025: 199 Nov 2025: 225 Dec 2025: 209 Jan 2026: 240 Feb 2026: 236 Mar 2026: 252 Apr 2026: 301 May 2026: 279

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ospemifene versus Clotrimazole, May 2026
Measure Ospemifene Clotrimazole
Items, May 2026 279 61,223
Items, last 12 months 2,765 812,180
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £11,914 £650,908

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