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Charcoal vs Other toiletry preparations

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Other toiletry preparations was dispensed 442.9× as often as Charcoal in May 2026 — 23,476 items versus 53 in England.

53items

Charcoal · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

23,476items

Other toiletry preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Charcoal versus Other toiletry preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Charcoal   ·   ╌ Other toiletry preparations

0 13k 26k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Other toiletry p… 53 Jan 2021: 143 Feb 2021: 111 Mar 2021: 143 Apr 2021: 134 May 2021: 132 Jun 2021: 121 Jul 2021: 137 Aug 2021: 140 Sep 2021: 122 Oct 2021: 134 Nov 2021: 145 Dec 2021: 127 Jan 2022: 132 Feb 2022: 99 Mar 2022: 118 Apr 2022: 115 May 2022: 123 Jun 2022: 101 Jul 2022: 98 Aug 2022: 128 Sep 2022: 99 Oct 2022: 114 Nov 2022: 96 Dec 2022: 112 Jan 2023: 113 Feb 2023: 96 Mar 2023: 118 Apr 2023: 98 May 2023: 96 Jun 2023: 86 Jul 2023: 105 Aug 2023: 78 Sep 2023: 75 Oct 2023: 71 Nov 2023: 107 Dec 2023: 84 Jan 2024: 82 Feb 2024: 73 Mar 2024: 82 Apr 2024: 85 May 2024: 84 Jun 2024: 71 Jul 2024: 95 Aug 2024: 88 Sep 2024: 100 Oct 2024: 85 Nov 2024: 74 Dec 2024: 73 Jan 2025: 65 Feb 2025: 74 Mar 2025: 77 Apr 2025: 93 May 2025: 89 Jun 2025: 65 Jul 2025: 60 Aug 2025: 60 Sep 2025: 63 Oct 2025: 73 Nov 2025: 78 Dec 2025: 78 Jan 2026: 68 Feb 2026: 69 Mar 2026: 58 Apr 2026: 57 May 2026: 53

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Charcoal versus Other toiletry preparations, May 2026
Measure Charcoal Other toiletry preparations
Items, May 2026 53 23,476
Items, last 12 months 782 292,003
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £717 £173,940

See the full profile for Charcoal or Other toiletry preparations.