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Emollient bath and shower preparations vs Zinc paste

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

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 10,779.0× as often as Zinc paste in March 2026 — 32,337 items versus 3 in England.

32,337items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3items

Zinc paste · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Emollient bath and shower preparations   ·   ╌ Zinc paste

Zinc paste 32,337

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Emollient bath and shower preparations versus Zinc paste, March 2026
Measure Emollient bath and shower preparations Zinc paste
Items, March 2026 32,337 3
Items, last 12 months 396,100 22
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £210,043 £94

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