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Formaldehyde vs Silver nitrate

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

Silver nitrate was dispensed 91.4× as often as Formaldehyde in March 2026 — 457 items versus 5 in England.

5items

Formaldehyde · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

457items

Silver nitrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Formaldehyde versus Silver nitrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Formaldehyde   ·   ╌ Silver nitrate

Silver nitrate 5

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Formaldehyde versus Silver nitrate, March 2026
Measure Formaldehyde Silver nitrate
Items, March 2026 5 457
Items, last 12 months 48 5,398
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £607 £6,063

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