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Isotretinoin

Skin Acne and rosacea BNF 1306010M0
Data updated September 2023 Download CSV
2items

Dispensed in September 2023

0items

Rolling 12 months

£60

Net ingredient cost · September 2023

Figure 1. Isotretinoin: national items dispensed by month

0 1 2 Jan 2021 Apr 2021 Dec 2021 Sep 2023 2 Jan 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Apr 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2023

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Acne and rosacea
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £29.88
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, September 2023

The individual products dispensed under Isotretinoin this month.

Presentations of Isotretinoin, September 2023
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Isotrex 0.05% gel 1306010M0BBAAAA 2 £60

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to September 2023 OGL v3.0

Where Isotretinoin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Isotretinoin volumes.

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

Compare Isotretinoin with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Isotretinoin is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.