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Dexpanthenol vs Emollient bath and shower preparations

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

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 18.9× as often as Dexpanthenol in March 2026 — 32,337 items versus 1,712 in England.

1,712items

Dexpanthenol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

32,337items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · March 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

Emollient bath a… 1,712

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Dexpanthenol versus Emollient bath and shower preparations, March 2026
Measure Dexpanthenol Emollient bath and shower preparations
Items, March 2026 1,712 32,337
Items, last 12 months 19,178 396,100
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £12,844 £210,043

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