Clobetasol propionate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Topical corticosteroids
Clobetasol propionate was ranked 191st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 89,423 items, up 4.1% on a year earlier.
89,423items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£593,072
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,028,788items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Clobetasol propionate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Clobetasol propionate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Clobetasol 0.05% ointment | 30,704 | £153,903 |
| Clobetasol 0.05% cream | 19,308 | £93,426 |
| Dermovate 0.05% ointment | 16,630 | £87,864 |
| Dermovate 0.05% cream | 10,765 | £53,694 |
| Dermovate 0.05% scalp application | 6,282 | £53,892 |
| Etrivex 500micrograms/g shampoo | 3,593 | £41,276 |
| Clobetasol 500micrograms/g shampoo | 1,378 | £15,994 |
| Clobetasol 500microg/Neomycin 5mg/Nystatin 100,000unit/g crm | 329 | £48,867 |
| Clobetasol 500microg/Neomycin 5mg/Nystatin 100,000u/g oint | 293 | £41,632 |
| Clarelux 500micrograms/g foam | 56 | £697 |
| ClobaDerm 0.05% ointment (Accord Healthcare) | 44 | £209 |
| ClobaDerm 0.05% cream (Accord Healthcare) | 31 | £166 |
| Dermovate-NN ointment | 8 | £1,315 |
| Clobetasol 0.05% ointment 20% in White soft paraffin | 1 | £134 |
| Dermovate-NN cream | 1 | £3 |
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