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Terbinafine hydrochloride vs Clotrimazole

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

Clotrimazole was dispensed 2.4× as often as Terbinafine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 58,009 items versus 24,179 in England.

24,179items

Terbinafine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

58,009items

Clotrimazole · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Terbinafine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Clotrimazole

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Clotrimazole 24,179 Jan 2021: 14k Feb 2021: 14k Mar 2021: 16k Apr 2021: 15k May 2021: 14k Jun 2021: 17k Jul 2021: 18k Aug 2021: 16k Sep 2021: 16k Oct 2021: 15k Nov 2021: 15k Dec 2021: 14k Jan 2022: 14k Feb 2022: 14k Mar 2022: 17k Apr 2022: 15k May 2022: 17k Jun 2022: 17k Jul 2022: 18k Aug 2022: 18k Sep 2022: 17k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 16k Jan 2023: 16k Feb 2023: 15k Mar 2023: 15k Apr 2023: 12k May 2023: 18k Jun 2023: 20k Jul 2023: 19k Aug 2023: 20k Sep 2023: 20k Oct 2023: 19k Nov 2023: 18k Dec 2023: 15k Jan 2024: 17k Feb 2024: 18k Mar 2024: 18k Apr 2024: 19k May 2024: 22k Jun 2024: 21k Jul 2024: 24k Aug 2024: 23k Sep 2024: 22k Oct 2024: 23k Nov 2024: 22k Dec 2024: 20k Jan 2025: 22k Feb 2025: 21k Mar 2025: 23k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 25k Jun 2025: 26k Jul 2025: 29k Aug 2025: 25k Sep 2025: 25k Oct 2025: 24k Nov 2025: 22k Dec 2025: 21k Jan 2026: 23k Feb 2026: 21k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 24k May 2026: 24k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Terbinafine hydrochloride versus Clotrimazole, May 2026
Measure Terbinafine hydrochloride Clotrimazole
Items, May 2026 24,179 58,009
Items, last 12 months 288,965 766,615
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £96,445 £136,274

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