Clotrimazole
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Treatment of vaginal and vulval conditions
Clotrimazole was ranked 228th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 66,373 items, down 3.5% on a year earlier.
66,373items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£646,742
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
822,295items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Clotrimazole: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Clotrimazole, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Canesten Combi 500mg pessary and 2% cream | 24,203 | £149,003 |
| Canesten 2% thrush cream | 21,789 | £181,197 |
| Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries | 10,992 | £230,444 |
| Canesten 200mg pessaries | 2,908 | £12,464 |
| Canesten Thrush Duo 150mg Oral capsules & External 2% cream | 2,700 | £31,062 |
| Canesten Internal 10% cream | 1,397 | £20,574 |
| Canesten 100mg pessaries | 841 | £3,496 |
| Canesten Thrush 500mg pessaries/Canesten 500mg pessaries | 660 | £5,967 |
| Canesten Thrush Combi Internal 10% & External 2% creams | 557 | £7,630 |
| Canesten Combi 500mg Soft Gel pessary and External 2% cream | 114 | £882 |
| Canesten 10% vaginal cream | 75 | £428 |
| Canesten Thrush 500mg Soft Gel pessaries | 62 | £2,640 |
| Canesten Thrush Combi 500mg Soft Gel pess & External 2% crm | 39 | £502 |
| Canesten Combi Pessary & Cream | 35 | £431 |
| Canesten Combi Internal & External cream | 1 | £23 |
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