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Emollient bath and shower preparations vs Benzalkonium chloride

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

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 17.4× as often as Benzalkonium chloride in March 2026 — 32,337 items versus 1,861 in England.

32,337items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,861items

Benzalkonium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Emollient bath and shower preparations   ·   ╌ Benzalkonium chloride

Benzalkonium chl… 32,337

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Emollient bath and shower preparations versus Benzalkonium chloride, March 2026
Measure Emollient bath and shower preparations Benzalkonium chloride
Items, March 2026 32,337 1,861
Items, last 12 months 396,100 21,473
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £210,043 £15,846

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