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Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

E45 cream

130201000BBBAAL · Skin
Data updated April 2026
25,490items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£254,559

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

312,823items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. E45 cream: national items dispensed by month

0 20k 40k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 25,490 Jan 2021: 38k Feb 2021: 36k Mar 2021: 40k Apr 2021: 39k May 2021: 37k Jun 2021: 39k Jul 2021: 38k Aug 2021: 35k Sep 2021: 36k Oct 2021: 34k Nov 2021: 36k Dec 2021: 36k Jan 2022: 35k Feb 2022: 33k Mar 2022: 37k Apr 2022: 35k May 2022: 36k Jun 2022: 35k Jul 2022: 34k Aug 2022: 35k Sep 2022: 34k Oct 2022: 33k Nov 2022: 33k Dec 2022: 33k Jan 2023: 33k Feb 2023: 31k Mar 2023: 35k Apr 2023: 31k May 2023: 34k Jun 2023: 34k Jul 2023: 32k Aug 2023: 32k Sep 2023: 31k Oct 2023: 32k Nov 2023: 32k Dec 2023: 30k Jan 2024: 32k Feb 2024: 30k Mar 2024: 30k Apr 2024: 31k May 2024: 31k Jun 2024: 28k Jul 2024: 32k Aug 2024: 30k Sep 2024: 29k Oct 2024: 30k Nov 2024: 28k Dec 2024: 28k Jan 2025: 29k Feb 2025: 26k Mar 2025: 27k Apr 2025: 27k May 2025: 28k Jun 2025: 27k Jul 2025: 28k Aug 2025: 25k Sep 2025: 27k Oct 2025: 27k Nov 2025: 25k Dec 2025: 26k Jan 2026: 26k Feb 2026: 23k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 25k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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