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Zinc paste and ichthammol vs Pimecrolimus

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated January 2024

Pimecrolimus was dispensed 13,207.0× as often as Zinc paste and ichthammol in January 2024 — 13,207 items versus 1 in England.

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Zinc paste and ichthammol · January 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

13,207items

Pimecrolimus · January 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Zinc paste and ichthammol versus Pimecrolimus: national items dispensed by month

▬ Zinc paste and ichthammol   ·   ╌ Pimecrolimus

0 7k 13k Nov 2023 Dec 2023 Jan 2024 Pimecrolimus 1 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2024

Zinc paste and ichthammol versus Pimecrolimus, January 2024
Measure Zinc paste and ichthammol Pimecrolimus
Items, January 2024 1 13,207
Items, last 12 months 3 137,683
Net ingredient cost, January 2024 £4 £378,040

See the full profile for Zinc paste and ichthammol or Pimecrolimus.