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Podophyllotoxin vs Trichloroacetic acid

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

Podophyllotoxin was dispensed 244.0× as often as Trichloroacetic acid in May 2026 — 244 items versus 1 in England.

244items

Podophyllotoxin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Trichloroacetic acid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Podophyllotoxin versus Trichloroacetic acid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Podophyllotoxin   ·   ╌ Trichloroacetic acid

0 382.5 765 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Trichloroacetic… 244 Jan 2021: 684 Feb 2021: 744 Mar 2021: 765 Apr 2021: 575 May 2021: 517 Jun 2021: 578 Jul 2021: 526 Aug 2021: 466 Sep 2021: 548 Oct 2021: 434 Nov 2021: 420 Dec 2021: 435 Jan 2022: 473 Feb 2022: 474 Mar 2022: 487 Apr 2022: 440 May 2022: 504 Jun 2022: 478 Jul 2022: 469 Aug 2022: 509 Sep 2022: 517 Oct 2022: 484 Nov 2022: 458 Dec 2022: 403 Jan 2023: 473 Feb 2023: 445 Mar 2023: 473 Apr 2023: 430 May 2023: 515 Jun 2023: 490 Jul 2023: 502 Aug 2023: 490 Sep 2023: 445 Oct 2023: 448 Nov 2023: 387 Dec 2023: 360 Jan 2024: 371 Feb 2024: 360 Mar 2024: 274 Apr 2024: 192 May 2024: 157 Jun 2024: 159 Jul 2024: 267 Aug 2024: 267 Sep 2024: 260 Oct 2024: 290 Nov 2024: 189 Dec 2024: 214 Jan 2025: 267 Feb 2025: 260 Mar 2025: 251 Apr 2025: 213 May 2025: 242 Jun 2025: 408 Jul 2025: 331 Aug 2025: 326 Sep 2025: 351 Oct 2025: 348 Nov 2025: 282 Dec 2025: 236 Jan 2026: 189 Feb 2026: 131 Mar 2026: 149 Apr 2026: 239 May 2026: 244

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Podophyllotoxin versus Trichloroacetic acid, May 2026
Measure Podophyllotoxin Trichloroacetic acid
Items, May 2026 244 1
Items, last 12 months 3,234 5
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,984 £64

See the full profile for Podophyllotoxin or Trichloroacetic acid.