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Chemical substance: Zinc oxide

Presentation	Product	Chemical substance	Chapter	Items dispensed
Sudocrem antiseptic healing cream 1302020E0BGAAAL	Sudocrem	Zinc oxide	Skin	31,250
Anusol cream 0107010Z0BCAAAE	Anusol	Zinc oxide	Gastro-Intestinal System	23,176
Anusol ointment 0107010Z0BCABAF	Anusol	Zinc oxide	Gastro-Intestinal System	12,419
Anusol suppositories 0107010Z0BCACAG	Anusol	Zinc oxide	Gastro-Intestinal System	10,871
Zinc and Castor oil ointment 1302020E0AAACAC	Zinc oxide	Zinc oxide	Skin	872
Generic Sudocrem antiseptic healing cream 1302020E0AAALAL	Zinc oxide	Zinc oxide	Skin	3
Generic Anusol cream 0107010Z0AAAEAE	Zinc oxide (Rectal)	Zinc oxide	Gastro-Intestinal System	2
Bell's Zinc and Castor oil cream 1302020E0BIAAAD	Bell's Zinc and Castor oil	Zinc oxide	Skin	No data available
Generic Anusol ointment 0107010Z0AAAFAF	Zinc oxide (Rectal)	Zinc oxide	Gastro-Intestinal System	No data available
Generic Anusol suppositories 0107010Z0AAAGAG	Zinc oxide (Rectal)	Zinc oxide	Gastro-Intestinal System	No data available
Generic Bell's Zinc and Castor oil cream 1302020E0AAADAD	Zinc oxide	Zinc oxide	Skin	No data available
Ovelle zinc and castor oil ointment 1302020E0BJAAAC	Ovelle zinc and castor oil	Zinc oxide	Skin	No data available
Zinc cream 1302020E0AAAAAA	Zinc oxide	Zinc oxide	Skin	No data available
Zinc ointment 1302020E0AAABAB	Zinc oxide	Zinc oxide	Skin	No data available

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Link medicine usage to pharmacy and prescriber behaviour to find optimisation opportunities.

Track cost pressure

Identify presentations with rising spend and create intervention plans focused on switching opportunities or formulary alignment.

Understand demand drivers

Cross-reference high-volume medicines with local health priorities and prescriber activity to target support programs.