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Ivermectin

Skin Acne and rosacea BNF 1306030B0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Ivermectin was ranked 437th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 15,370 items, up 9.1% on a year earlier.

15,370items +9.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

140,550items

Rolling 12 months

£576,976

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Ivermectin: national items dispensed by month

0 8k 15k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 15,370 Jan 2021: 5k Feb 2021: 5k Mar 2021: 7k Apr 2021: 7k May 2021: 7k Jun 2021: 7k Jul 2021: 7k Aug 2021: 6k Sep 2021: 6k Oct 2021: 6k Nov 2021: 6k Dec 2021: 6k Jan 2022: 6k Feb 2022: 7k Mar 2022: 8k Apr 2022: 8k May 2022: 8k Jun 2022: 8k Jul 2022: 7k Aug 2022: 7k Sep 2022: 7k Oct 2022: 7k Nov 2022: 7k Dec 2022: 7k Jan 2023: 8k Feb 2023: 8k Mar 2023: 10k Apr 2023: 9k May 2023: 11k Jun 2023: 10k Jul 2023: 9k Aug 2023: 9k Sep 2023: 8k Oct 2023: 9k Nov 2023: 9k Dec 2023: 9k Jan 2024: 10k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 11k Apr 2024: 12k May 2024: 13k Jun 2024: 12k Jul 2024: 12k Aug 2024: 11k Sep 2024: 10k Oct 2024: 11k Nov 2024: 11k Dec 2024: 11k Jan 2025: 12k Feb 2025: 12k Mar 2025: 13k Apr 2025: 14k May 2025: 15k Jun 2025: 14k Jul 2025: 13k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 12k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 11k Dec 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 12k Feb 2026: 13k Mar 2026: 15k Apr 2026: 15k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Acne and rosacea
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £37.54
  • Year on year Up 9.1% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ivermectin this month.

Presentations of Ivermectin, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Soolantra 10mg/g cream 1306030B0BBAAAA 15,370 £576,976

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

Where Ivermectin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ivermectin volumes.

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

Compare Ivermectin with

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