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E45 emollient shower cream

190205500BCFWA0 · Other Drugs and Preparations
Data updated April 2026
468items

Dispensed in April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£3,799

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

NHSBSA PCA

6,269items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. E45 emollient shower cream: national items dispensed by month

0 607 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 468 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 936 Feb 2022: 933 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 959 May 2022: 979 Jun 2022: 933 Jul 2022: 931 Aug 2022: 944 Sep 2022: 899 Oct 2022: 892 Nov 2022: 882 Dec 2022: 863 Jan 2023: 845 Feb 2023: 778 Mar 2023: 893 Apr 2023: 716 May 2023: 860 Jun 2023: 849 Jul 2023: 789 Aug 2023: 813 Sep 2023: 736 Oct 2023: 694 Nov 2023: 747 Dec 2023: 752 Jan 2024: 803 Feb 2024: 687 Mar 2024: 702 Apr 2024: 689 May 2024: 683 Jun 2024: 650 Jul 2024: 711 Aug 2024: 654 Sep 2024: 605 Oct 2024: 630 Nov 2024: 608 Dec 2024: 531 Jan 2025: 655 Feb 2025: 561 Mar 2025: 556 Apr 2025: 573 May 2025: 585 Jun 2025: 590 Jul 2025: 609 Aug 2025: 526 Sep 2025: 512 Oct 2025: 545 Nov 2025: 516 Dec 2025: 487 Jan 2026: 514 Feb 2026: 456 Mar 2026: 461 Apr 2026: 468

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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Top dispensing practices

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