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Balmosa cream

1003020N0BDAAAK · Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases
Data updated May 2026
52items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£147

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

676items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Balmosa cream: national items dispensed by month

0 517 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 52 Jan 2021: 985 Feb 2021: 942 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 894 May 2021: 870 Jun 2021: 870 Jul 2021: 925 Aug 2021: 814 Sep 2021: 761 Oct 2021: 597 Nov 2021: 551 Dec 2021: 477 Jan 2022: 409 Feb 2022: 360 Mar 2022: 365 Apr 2022: 272 May 2022: 267 Jun 2022: 244 Jul 2022: 233 Aug 2022: 242 Sep 2022: 215 Oct 2022: 185 Nov 2022: 177 Dec 2022: 203 Jan 2023: 190 Feb 2023: 170 Mar 2023: 174 Apr 2023: 151 May 2023: 137 Jun 2023: 129 Jul 2023: 103 Aug 2023: 127 Sep 2023: 121 Oct 2023: 113 Nov 2023: 116 Dec 2023: 100 Jan 2024: 123 Feb 2024: 130 Mar 2024: 122 Apr 2024: 85 May 2024: 118 Jun 2024: 98 Jul 2024: 97 Sep 2024: 74 Oct 2024: 79 Nov 2024: 74 Dec 2024: 87 Jan 2025: 95 Feb 2025: 73 Mar 2025: 70 Apr 2025: 77 May 2025: 58 Jun 2025: 57 Jul 2025: 63 Aug 2025: 59 Sep 2025: 55 Oct 2025: 64 Nov 2025: 50 Dec 2025: 45 Jan 2026: 67 Feb 2026: 58 Mar 2026: 59 Apr 2026: 47 May 2026: 52

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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