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Emollient bath and shower preparations vs Liquid paraffin

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

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 33.6× as often as Liquid paraffin in March 2026 — 32,337 items versus 961 in England.

32,337items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

961items

Liquid paraffin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Emollient bath and shower preparations   ·   ╌ Liquid paraffin

Liquid paraffin 32,337

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Emollient bath and shower preparations versus Liquid paraffin, March 2026
Measure Emollient bath and shower preparations Liquid paraffin
Items, March 2026 32,337 961
Items, last 12 months 396,100 14,078
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £210,043 £7,614

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