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Zinc and Castor oil ointment

1302020E0AAACAC · Skin
Data updated May 2026
26items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£147

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

606items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Zinc and Castor oil ointment: national items dispensed by month

0 236 472 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 26 Jan 2021: 454 Feb 2021: 441 Mar 2021: 472 Apr 2021: 429 May 2021: 387 Jun 2021: 396 Jul 2021: 373 Aug 2021: 373 Sep 2021: 438 Oct 2021: 443 Nov 2021: 441 Dec 2021: 436 Jan 2022: 390 Feb 2022: 371 Mar 2022: 430 Apr 2022: 384 May 2022: 383 Jun 2022: 335 Jul 2022: 338 Aug 2022: 340 Sep 2022: 383 Oct 2022: 341 Nov 2022: 433 Dec 2022: 355 Jan 2023: 330 Feb 2023: 370 Mar 2023: 396 Apr 2023: 371 May 2023: 315 Jun 2023: 247 Jul 2023: 209 Aug 2023: 159 Sep 2023: 158 Oct 2023: 162 Nov 2023: 156 Dec 2023: 137 Jan 2024: 142 Feb 2024: 124 Mar 2024: 120 Apr 2024: 108 May 2024: 89 Jun 2024: 100 Jul 2024: 111 Aug 2024: 99 Sep 2024: 98 Oct 2024: 81 Nov 2024: 93 Dec 2024: 96 Jan 2025: 87 Feb 2025: 100 Mar 2025: 93 Apr 2025: 67 May 2025: 78 Jun 2025: 74 Aug 2025: 63 Sep 2025: 79 Oct 2025: 67 Nov 2025: 65 Dec 2025: 85 Jan 2026: 71 Feb 2026: 65 Mar 2026: 3 Apr 2026: 8 May 2026: 26

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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