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Yellow soft paraffin solid

1302010M0AAAAAA · Skin
Data updated May 2026
20items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£245

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

521items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Yellow soft paraffin solid: national items dispensed by month

0 85 170 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 20 Jan 2021: 158 Feb 2021: 132 Mar 2021: 158 Apr 2021: 156 May 2021: 165 Jun 2021: 164 Jul 2021: 166 Aug 2021: 155 Sep 2021: 132 Oct 2021: 139 Nov 2021: 167 Dec 2021: 130 Jan 2022: 164 Feb 2022: 166 Mar 2022: 166 Apr 2022: 137 May 2022: 167 Jun 2022: 142 Jul 2022: 138 Aug 2022: 122 Sep 2022: 163 Oct 2022: 141 Nov 2022: 157 Dec 2022: 132 Jan 2023: 140 Feb 2023: 142 Mar 2023: 150 Apr 2023: 125 May 2023: 85 Jun 2023: 94 Jul 2023: 103 Aug 2023: 107 Sep 2023: 118 Oct 2023: 116 Nov 2023: 125 Dec 2023: 122 Jan 2024: 133 Feb 2024: 136 Mar 2024: 170 Apr 2024: 158 May 2024: 149 Jun 2024: 155 Jul 2024: 128 Aug 2024: 133 Sep 2024: 146 Oct 2024: 139 Nov 2024: 123 Dec 2024: 142 Jan 2025: 105 Feb 2025: 95 Mar 2025: 81 Apr 2025: 75 May 2025: 66 Jun 2025: 50 Jul 2025: 77 Aug 2025: 70 Sep 2025: 61 Oct 2025: 44 Nov 2025: 44 Dec 2025: 25 Jan 2026: 48 Feb 2026: 29 Mar 2026: 30 Apr 2026: 23 May 2026: 20

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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Top dispensing practices

Dispensing GP practices supplying this presentation, by items (a subset of national dispensing).