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Clobetasone butyrate

Skin Topical corticosteroids BNF 1304000H0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Clobetasone butyrate was ranked 145th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 147,331 items, up 2.5% on a year earlier.

147,331items +2.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,575,024items

Rolling 12 months

£1,258,686

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Clobetasone butyrate: national items dispensed by month

0 77k 153k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 147,331 Jan 2021: 115k Feb 2021: 114k Mar 2021: 132k Apr 2021: 133k May 2021: 114k Jun 2021: 124k Jul 2021: 117k Aug 2021: 104k Sep 2021: 113k Oct 2021: 107k Nov 2021: 118k Dec 2021: 117k Jan 2022: 124k Feb 2022: 119k Mar 2022: 142k Apr 2022: 124k May 2022: 132k Jun 2022: 129k Jul 2022: 125k Aug 2022: 119k Sep 2022: 108k Oct 2022: 116k Nov 2022: 120k Dec 2022: 115k Jan 2023: 121k Feb 2023: 115k Mar 2023: 123k Apr 2023: 84k May 2023: 81k Jun 2023: 83k Jul 2023: 81k Aug 2023: 101k Sep 2023: 109k Oct 2023: 109k Nov 2023: 118k Dec 2023: 113k Jan 2024: 133k Feb 2024: 124k Mar 2024: 125k Apr 2024: 130k May 2024: 129k Jun 2024: 118k Jul 2024: 123k Aug 2024: 118k Sep 2024: 113k Oct 2024: 131k Nov 2024: 133k Dec 2024: 127k Jan 2025: 149k Feb 2025: 135k Mar 2025: 149k Apr 2025: 144k May 2025: 150k Jun 2025: 145k Jul 2025: 152k Aug 2025: 131k Sep 2025: 138k Oct 2025: 143k Nov 2025: 136k Dec 2025: 140k Jan 2026: 151k Feb 2026: 137k Mar 2026: 153k Apr 2026: 147k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Topical corticosteroids
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.54
  • Year on year Up 2.5% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Clobetasone butyrate this month.

Presentations of Clobetasone butyrate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Trimovate cream 1304000H0BCABCA 48,221 £866,707
Eumovate 0.05% cream 1304000H0BBAAAA 40,519 £126,290
Clobetasone 0.05% ointment 1304000H0AABABA 36,716 £122,023
Eumovate 0.05% ointment 1304000H0BBABBA 14,851 £52,223
Eumovate Eczema and Dermatitis 0.05% cream 1304000H0BBACAA 6,931 £89,955
Clobavate 0.05% ointment 1304000H0BDAABA 89 £246
Coal tar 5% in Clobetasone 0.05% ointment 1304000H0AACHCH 3 £204
Clobetasol 0.05% oint 25%/Coal tar soln 5% in WSP 1304000H0AACLCL 1 £1,038

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Clobetasone butyrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Clobetasone butyrate volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Clobetasone butyrate with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.