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Trifarotene

Skin Acne and rosacea BNF 1306010AC
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Trifarotene was ranked 892nd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,021 items, up 49.9% on a year earlier.

1,021items +49.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

10,643items

Rolling 12 months

£31,136

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Trifarotene: national items dispensed by month

0 553.5 1k Sep 2022 Apr 2023 Nov 2023 Jun 2024 Jan 2025 Aug 2025 May 2026 1,021 Sep 2022: 9 Oct 2022: 17 Nov 2022: 23 Dec 2022: 34 Jan 2023: 47 Feb 2023: 36 Mar 2023: 78 Apr 2023: 68 May 2023: 110 Jun 2023: 127 Jul 2023: 147 Aug 2023: 171 Sep 2023: 189 Oct 2023: 185 Nov 2023: 283 Dec 2023: 206 Jan 2024: 258 Feb 2024: 236 Mar 2024: 259 Apr 2024: 309 May 2024: 344 Jun 2024: 389 Jul 2024: 401 Aug 2024: 452 Sep 2024: 449 Oct 2024: 508 Nov 2024: 523 Dec 2024: 477 Jan 2025: 609 Feb 2025: 557 Mar 2025: 677 Apr 2025: 615 May 2025: 681 Jun 2025: 712 Jul 2025: 773 Aug 2025: 723 Sep 2025: 793 Oct 2025: 856 Nov 2025: 869 Dec 2025: 887 Jan 2026: 973 Feb 2026: 954 Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 975 May 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Acne and rosacea
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £30.50
  • Year on year Up 49.9% 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 Trifarotene this month.

Presentations of Trifarotene, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Aklief 50micrograms/g cream 1306010ACBBAAAA 1,021 £31,136

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

Where Trifarotene is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Trifarotene volumes.

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

Compare Trifarotene with

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