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Benzalkonium chloride vs Iodine compounds

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated August 2025

Iodine compounds was dispensed 93.0× as often as Benzalkonium chloride in August 2025 — 93 items versus 1 in England.

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Benzalkonium chloride · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

93items

Iodine compounds · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Benzalkonium chloride versus Iodine compounds: national items dispensed by month

▬ Benzalkonium chloride   ·   ╌ Iodine compounds

0 161.5 323 Jun 2021 Nov 2021 Jun 2022 Oct 2022 Dec 2022 Jan 2025 Aug 2025 Iodine compounds 1 Jun 2021: 2 Jul 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 2 Mar 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 May 2023: 1 Jan 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2025

Benzalkonium chloride versus Iodine compounds, August 2025
Measure Benzalkonium chloride Iodine compounds
Items, August 2025 1 93
Items, last 12 months 15 1,488
Net ingredient cost, August 2025 £9 £1,348

See the full profile for Benzalkonium chloride or Iodine compounds.