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Silver nitrate 95% caustic pencils

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Data updated May 2026
57items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£562

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

931items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Silver nitrate 95% caustic pencils: national items dispensed by month

0 61 122 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 57 Jan 2021: 116 Feb 2021: 92 Mar 2021: 122 Apr 2021: 111 May 2021: 101 Jun 2021: 110 Jul 2021: 109 Aug 2021: 85 Sep 2021: 97 Oct 2021: 89 Nov 2021: 106 Dec 2021: 106 Jan 2022: 99 Feb 2022: 93 Mar 2022: 107 Apr 2022: 79 May 2022: 112 Jun 2022: 122 Jul 2022: 91 Aug 2022: 107 Sep 2022: 113 Oct 2022: 101 Nov 2022: 96 Dec 2022: 81 Jan 2023: 113 Feb 2023: 85 Mar 2023: 97 Apr 2023: 78 May 2023: 86 Jun 2023: 108 Jul 2023: 108 Aug 2023: 94 Sep 2023: 118 Oct 2023: 80 Nov 2023: 84 Dec 2023: 77 Jan 2024: 101 Feb 2024: 106 Mar 2024: 88 Apr 2024: 97 May 2024: 100 Jun 2024: 79 Jul 2024: 102 Aug 2024: 105 Sep 2024: 102 Oct 2024: 91 Nov 2024: 73 Dec 2024: 81 Jan 2025: 91 Feb 2025: 73 Mar 2025: 87 Apr 2025: 90 May 2025: 77 Jun 2025: 84 Jul 2025: 81 Aug 2025: 92 Sep 2025: 94 Oct 2025: 88 Nov 2025: 85 Dec 2025: 55 Jan 2026: 85 Feb 2026: 67 Mar 2026: 79 Apr 2026: 64 May 2026: 57

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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