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Tacrolimus

Skin Preparations for eczema and psoriasis BNF 1305030C0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Tacrolimus was ranked 287th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 39,269 items, up 10.3% on a year earlier.

39,269items +10.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

441,873items

Rolling 12 months

£1,414,212

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Tacrolimus: national items dispensed by month

0 21k 41k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 39,269 Jan 2021: 17k Feb 2021: 17k Mar 2021: 19k Apr 2021: 18k May 2021: 17k Jun 2021: 19k Jul 2021: 18k Aug 2021: 17k Sep 2021: 18k Oct 2021: 18k Nov 2021: 19k Dec 2021: 20k Jan 2022: 20k Feb 2022: 19k Mar 2022: 22k Apr 2022: 20k May 2022: 22k Jun 2022: 21k Jul 2022: 20k Aug 2022: 20k Sep 2022: 20k Oct 2022: 20k Nov 2022: 22k Dec 2022: 22k Jan 2023: 23k Feb 2023: 22k Mar 2023: 26k Apr 2023: 23k May 2023: 25k Jun 2023: 27k Jul 2023: 25k Aug 2023: 25k Sep 2023: 25k Oct 2023: 26k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 26k Jan 2024: 29k Feb 2024: 29k Mar 2024: 29k Apr 2024: 31k May 2024: 31k Jun 2024: 29k Jul 2024: 32k Aug 2024: 29k Sep 2024: 30k Oct 2024: 33k Nov 2024: 32k Dec 2024: 32k Jan 2025: 36k Feb 2025: 32k Mar 2025: 35k Apr 2025: 34k May 2025: 36k Jun 2025: 35k Jul 2025: 36k Aug 2025: 32k Sep 2025: 34k Oct 2025: 36k Nov 2025: 34k Dec 2025: 37k Jan 2026: 39k Feb 2026: 37k Mar 2026: 41k Apr 2026: 41k May 2026: 39k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Preparations for eczema and psoriasis
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £36.01
  • Year on year Up 10.3% 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 Tacrolimus this month.

Presentations of Tacrolimus, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment 1305030C0AAAAAA 22,358 £834,033
Protopic 0.1% ointment 1305030C0BBAAAA 7,346 £280,534
Tacrolimus 0.03% ointment 1305030C0AAACAC 6,533 £200,988
Protopic 0.03% ointment 1305030C0BBABAC 3,032 £98,657

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

Where Tacrolimus is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tacrolimus volumes.

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

Compare Tacrolimus with

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