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Benzalkonium chloride vs Iodine compounds

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

Iodine compounds was dispensed 122.0× as often as Benzalkonium chloride in August 2025 — 122 items versus 1 in England.

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Benzalkonium chloride · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

122items

Iodine compounds · August 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Benzalkonium chloride   ·   ╌ Iodine compounds

Iodine compounds 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2025

Benzalkonium chloride versus Iodine compounds, August 2025
Measure Benzalkonium chloride Iodine compounds
Items, August 2025 1 122
Items, last 12 months 15 1,544
Net ingredient cost, August 2025 £9 £2,125

See the full profile for Benzalkonium chloride or Iodine compounds.