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Emulsifying wax vs Emollient bath and shower preparations

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

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 19.9× as often as Emulsifying wax in March 2026 — 32,337 items versus 1,628 in England.

1,628items

Emulsifying wax · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

32,337items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Emulsifying wax   ·   ╌ Emollient bath and shower preparations

Emollient bath a… 1,628

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Emulsifying wax versus Emollient bath and shower preparations, March 2026
Measure Emulsifying wax Emollient bath and shower preparations
Items, March 2026 1,628 32,337
Items, last 12 months 21,094 396,100
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £8,357 £210,043

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