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Dexpanthenol vs Emollient bath and shower preparations

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

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 19.7× as often as Dexpanthenol in May 2026 — 30,453 items versus 1,547 in England.

1,547items

Dexpanthenol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,453items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dexpanthenol versus Emollient bath and shower preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dexpanthenol   ·   ╌ Emollient bath and shower preparations

0 28k 55k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Emollient bath a… 1,547 Jan 2021: 930 Feb 2021: 869 Mar 2021: 995 Apr 2021: 851 May 2021: 884 Jun 2021: 947 Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 945 Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 934 Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 938 Jan 2022: 957 Feb 2022: 888 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 897 May 2022: 969 Jun 2022: 906 Jul 2022: 896 Aug 2022: 876 Sep 2022: 922 Oct 2022: 938 Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 910 Jan 2023: 968 Feb 2023: 878 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 910 May 2023: 980 Jun 2023: 982 Jul 2023: 979 Aug 2023: 993 Sep 2023: 996 Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 935 Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 984 Apr 2024: 982 May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 984 Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 2k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 2k Nov 2025: 2k Dec 2025: 2k Jan 2026: 2k Feb 2026: 2k Mar 2026: 2k Apr 2026: 2k May 2026: 2k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Dexpanthenol versus Emollient bath and shower preparations, May 2026
Measure Dexpanthenol Emollient bath and shower preparations
Items, May 2026 1,547 30,453
Items, last 12 months 19,248 387,133
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £11,365 £207,836

See the full profile for Dexpanthenol or Emollient bath and shower preparations.