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Avoca 40% silver nitrate pencils

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Data updated May 2026
216items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£851

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

2,583items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Avoca 40% silver nitrate pencils: national items dispensed by month

0 192 384 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 216 Jan 2021: 308 Feb 2021: 279 Mar 2021: 334 Apr 2021: 308 May 2021: 300 Jun 2021: 384 Jul 2021: 327 Aug 2021: 318 Sep 2021: 312 Oct 2021: 292 Nov 2021: 295 Dec 2021: 231 Jan 2022: 254 Feb 2022: 264 Mar 2022: 289 Apr 2022: 229 May 2022: 294 Jun 2022: 284 Jul 2022: 271 Aug 2022: 313 Sep 2022: 288 Oct 2022: 275 Nov 2022: 304 Dec 2022: 248 Jan 2023: 260 Feb 2023: 261 Mar 2023: 285 Apr 2023: 239 May 2023: 259 Jun 2023: 281 Jul 2023: 227 Aug 2023: 233 Sep 2023: 243 Oct 2023: 276 Nov 2023: 256 Dec 2023: 228 Jan 2024: 240 Feb 2024: 244 Mar 2024: 221 Apr 2024: 236 May 2024: 249 Jun 2024: 256 Jul 2024: 242 Aug 2024: 237 Sep 2024: 254 Oct 2024: 247 Nov 2024: 218 Dec 2024: 186 Jan 2025: 236 Feb 2025: 213 Mar 2025: 229 Apr 2025: 202 May 2025: 218 Jun 2025: 208 Jul 2025: 231 Aug 2025: 207 Sep 2025: 220 Oct 2025: 231 Nov 2025: 205 Dec 2025: 206 Jan 2026: 231 Feb 2026: 193 Mar 2026: 229 Apr 2026: 206 May 2026: 216

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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