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Salicylic acid 2% ointment

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Data updated May 2026
16items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£645

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

199items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Salicylic acid 2% ointment: national items dispensed by month

0 121.5 243 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 16 Jan 2021: 168 Feb 2021: 145 Mar 2021: 195 Apr 2021: 176 May 2021: 193 Jun 2021: 214 Jul 2021: 226 Aug 2021: 190 Sep 2021: 212 Oct 2021: 178 Nov 2021: 161 Dec 2021: 170 Jan 2022: 173 Feb 2022: 173 Mar 2022: 193 Apr 2022: 217 May 2022: 198 Jun 2022: 237 Jul 2022: 211 Aug 2022: 197 Sep 2022: 243 Oct 2022: 194 Nov 2022: 209 Dec 2022: 182 Jan 2023: 189 Feb 2023: 224 Mar 2023: 223 Apr 2023: 194 May 2023: 222 Jun 2023: 144 Jul 2023: 109 Aug 2023: 90 Sep 2023: 102 Oct 2023: 80 Nov 2023: 96 Dec 2023: 94 Jan 2024: 80 Feb 2024: 80 Mar 2024: 64 Apr 2024: 66 May 2024: 76 Jun 2024: 77 Jul 2024: 89 Aug 2024: 87 Sep 2024: 79 Oct 2024: 67 Nov 2024: 63 Dec 2024: 65 Jan 2025: 73 Feb 2025: 70 Mar 2025: 66 Apr 2025: 61 May 2025: 9 Jun 2025: 15 Jul 2025: 24 Aug 2025: 19 Sep 2025: 17 Oct 2025: 19 Nov 2025: 13 Dec 2025: 19 Jan 2026: 13 Feb 2026: 22 Mar 2026: 10 Apr 2026: 12 May 2026: 16

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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