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Clotrimazole

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Treatment of vaginal and vulval conditions BNF 0702020F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Clotrimazole was ranked 234th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 61,223 items, down 11.1% on a year earlier.

61,223items -11.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

812,180items

Rolling 12 months

£650,908

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Clotrimazole: national items dispensed by month

0 38k 76k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 61,223 Jan 2021: 64k Feb 2021: 61k Mar 2021: 68k Apr 2021: 59k May 2021: 57k Jun 2021: 61k Jul 2021: 63k Aug 2021: 60k Sep 2021: 66k Oct 2021: 63k Nov 2021: 66k Dec 2021: 63k Jan 2022: 64k Feb 2022: 60k Mar 2022: 67k Apr 2022: 58k May 2022: 63k Jun 2022: 62k Jul 2022: 62k Aug 2022: 64k Sep 2022: 66k Oct 2022: 66k Nov 2022: 67k Dec 2022: 60k Jan 2023: 69k Feb 2023: 63k Mar 2023: 71k Apr 2023: 60k May 2023: 65k Jun 2023: 69k Jul 2023: 70k Aug 2023: 72k Sep 2023: 73k Oct 2023: 74k Nov 2023: 74k Dec 2023: 67k Jan 2024: 74k Feb 2024: 68k Mar 2024: 66k Apr 2024: 68k May 2024: 69k Jun 2024: 65k Jul 2024: 73k Aug 2024: 69k Sep 2024: 71k Oct 2024: 76k Nov 2024: 71k Dec 2024: 66k Jan 2025: 73k Feb 2025: 64k Mar 2025: 69k Apr 2025: 65k May 2025: 69k Jun 2025: 69k Jul 2025: 74k Aug 2025: 68k Sep 2025: 74k Oct 2025: 75k Nov 2025: 67k Dec 2025: 67k Jan 2026: 67k Feb 2026: 61k Mar 2026: 66k Apr 2026: 62k May 2026: 61k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Treatment of vaginal and vulval conditions
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £10.63
  • Year on year Down 11.1% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Clotrimazole this month.

Presentations of Clotrimazole, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Canesten Combi 500mg pessary and 2% cream 0702020F0BBAKAK 22,272 £136,918
Canesten 2% thrush cream 0702020F0BBAJAJ 20,175 £169,064
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries 0702020F0AAAFAF 10,402 £267,798
Canesten 200mg pessaries 0702020F0BBADAE 2,611 £11,284
Canesten Thrush Duo 150mg Oral capsules & External 2% cream 0702020F0BBAMAN 2,378 £27,210
Canesten Internal 10% cream 0702020F0BBAIAG 1,205 £18,551
Canesten 100mg pessaries 0702020F0BBACAD 764 £3,188
Canesten Thrush 500mg pessaries/Canesten 500mg pessaries 0702020F0BBAFAF 614 £5,443
Canesten Thrush Combi Internal 10% & External 2% creams 0702020F0BBASAL 479 £6,733
Canesten Combi 500mg Soft Gel pessary and External 2% cream 0702020F0BBAQAK 96 £869
Canesten 10% vaginal cream 0702020F0BBAGAG 80 £630
Canesten Thrush Combi 500mg Soft Gel pess & External 2% crm 0702020F0BBATAK 66 £813
Canesten Thrush 500mg Soft Gel pessaries 0702020F0BBARAF 49 £2,025
Canesten Combi Pessary & Cream 0702020F0BBANAK 31 £371
Canesten Combi Internal & External cream 0702020F0BBALAL 1 £12

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

Where Clotrimazole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Clotrimazole volumes.

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

Compare Clotrimazole with

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