Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Gauze and cotton tissue Drug Tariff

20040300410 · Dressings
Data updated May 2026
49items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,014

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

667items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Gauze and cotton tissue Drug Tariff: national items dispensed by month

0 59 118 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 49 Jan 2021: 106 Feb 2021: 98 Mar 2021: 118 Apr 2021: 97 May 2021: 99 Jun 2021: 102 Jul 2021: 109 Aug 2021: 91 Sep 2021: 102 Oct 2021: 91 Nov 2021: 103 Dec 2021: 94 Jan 2022: 107 Feb 2022: 89 Mar 2022: 113 Apr 2022: 100 May 2022: 87 Jun 2022: 100 Jul 2022: 82 Aug 2022: 88 Sep 2022: 93 Oct 2022: 76 Nov 2022: 76 Dec 2022: 85 Jan 2023: 90 Feb 2023: 60 Mar 2023: 89 Apr 2023: 70 May 2023: 64 Jun 2023: 70 Jul 2023: 74 Aug 2023: 68 Sep 2023: 74 Oct 2023: 86 Nov 2023: 71 Dec 2023: 68 Jan 2024: 61 Feb 2024: 71 Mar 2024: 61 Apr 2024: 76 May 2024: 64 Jun 2024: 68 Jul 2024: 72 Aug 2024: 74 Sep 2024: 57 Oct 2024: 64 Nov 2024: 59 Dec 2024: 73 Jan 2025: 58 Feb 2025: 60 Mar 2025: 57 Apr 2025: 60 May 2025: 55 Jun 2025: 72 Jul 2025: 62 Aug 2025: 51 Sep 2025: 55 Oct 2025: 65 Nov 2025: 53 Dec 2025: 52 Jan 2026: 47 Feb 2026: 53 Mar 2026: 52 Apr 2026: 56 May 2026: 49

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

One presentation of Gauzes & Gauze Tissue. See the chemical for the full national picture and related presentations.

Top dispensing practices

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