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Clotrimazole

Skin Anti-infective skin preparations BNF 1310020H0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Clotrimazole was ranked 236th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 60,630 items, down 14.4% on a year earlier.

60,630items -14.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

708,606items

Rolling 12 months

£142,133

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Clotrimazole: national items dispensed by month

0 37k 73k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 60,630 Jan 2021: 50k Feb 2021: 48k Mar 2021: 55k Apr 2021: 50k May 2021: 47k Jun 2021: 51k Jul 2021: 51k Aug 2021: 48k Sep 2021: 53k Oct 2021: 51k Nov 2021: 53k Dec 2021: 50k Jan 2022: 51k Feb 2022: 48k Mar 2022: 54k Apr 2022: 48k May 2022: 52k Jun 2022: 50k Jul 2022: 50k Aug 2022: 51k Sep 2022: 51k Oct 2022: 52k Nov 2022: 53k Dec 2022: 48k Jan 2023: 54k Feb 2023: 49k Mar 2023: 57k Apr 2023: 51k May 2023: 57k Jun 2023: 58k Jul 2023: 55k Aug 2023: 55k Sep 2023: 55k Oct 2023: 56k Nov 2023: 56k Dec 2023: 51k Jan 2024: 58k Feb 2024: 55k Mar 2024: 55k Apr 2024: 56k May 2024: 57k Jun 2024: 55k Jul 2024: 60k Aug 2024: 58k Sep 2024: 60k Oct 2024: 66k Nov 2024: 63k Dec 2024: 58k Jan 2025: 65k Feb 2025: 62k Mar 2025: 72k Apr 2025: 71k May 2025: 73k Jun 2025: 67k Jul 2025: 69k Aug 2025: 62k Sep 2025: 68k Oct 2025: 69k Nov 2025: 63k Dec 2025: 62k Jan 2026: 64k Feb 2026: 59k Mar 2026: 65k Apr 2026: 61k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective skin preparations
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.34
  • Year on year Down 14.4% 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 Clotrimazole this month.

Presentations of Clotrimazole, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Clotrimazole 1% cream 1310020H0AAABAB 55,143 £123,950
Canesten 1% solution 1310020H0BBABAA 3,932 £10,940
Canesten 1% cream 1310020H0BBAAAB 837 £3,360
Canesten Dermatological 1% spray 1310020H0BBACAE 708 £3,847
Canesten Athlete's Foot 1% cream 1310020H0BBAEAB 9 £31
Canesten Antifungal cream 1310020H0BBAHAB 1 £5

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 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.