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Tretinoin vs Ivermectin

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

Ivermectin was dispensed 2,067.7× as often as Tretinoin in May 2026 — 14,474 items versus 7 in England.

7items

Tretinoin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

14,474items

Ivermectin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tretinoin versus Ivermectin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tretinoin   ·   ╌ Ivermectin

0 8k 15k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Ivermectin 7 Jan 2021: 4 Feb 2021: 9 Mar 2021: 13 Apr 2021: 13 May 2021: 6 Jun 2021: 4 Jul 2021: 11 Aug 2021: 5 Sep 2021: 4 Oct 2021: 6 Nov 2021: 6 Dec 2021: 4 Jan 2022: 8 Feb 2022: 6 Mar 2022: 8 Apr 2022: 17 May 2022: 10 Jun 2022: 5 Jul 2022: 7 Aug 2022: 7 Sep 2022: 6 Oct 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 5 Dec 2022: 5 Jan 2023: 4 Feb 2023: 7 Mar 2023: 7 Apr 2023: 4 May 2023: 6 Jun 2023: 13 Jul 2023: 10 Aug 2023: 5 Sep 2023: 11 Oct 2023: 15 Nov 2023: 11 Dec 2023: 13 Jan 2024: 7 Feb 2024: 8 Mar 2024: 13 Apr 2024: 9 May 2024: 8 Jun 2024: 6 Jul 2024: 5 Aug 2024: 8 Sep 2024: 6 Oct 2024: 6 Nov 2024: 9 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 7 Feb 2025: 13 Mar 2025: 9 Apr 2025: 8 May 2025: 12 Jun 2025: 10 Jul 2025: 8 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 7 Oct 2025: 7 Nov 2025: 6 Dec 2025: 8 Jan 2026: 7 Feb 2026: 10 Mar 2026: 7 Apr 2026: 9 May 2026: 7

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tretinoin versus Ivermectin, May 2026
Measure Tretinoin Ivermectin
Items, May 2026 7 14,474
Items, last 12 months 89 155,024
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,440 £543,469

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