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Glutaraldehyde vs Salicylic acid

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

Salicylic acid was dispensed 7,395.0× as often as Glutaraldehyde in March 2026 — 7,395 items versus 1 in England.

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Glutaraldehyde · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,395items

Salicylic acid · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Glutaraldehyde versus Salicylic acid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Glutaraldehyde   ·   ╌ Salicylic acid

0 4k 9k Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Mar 2022 Oct 2022 May 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2026 Salicylic acid 1 Jan 2021: 88 Feb 2021: 73 Mar 2021: 113 Apr 2021: 92 May 2021: 98 Jun 2021: 110 Jul 2021: 135 Aug 2021: 118 Sep 2021: 106 Oct 2021: 107 Nov 2021: 81 Dec 2021: 53 Jan 2022: 89 Feb 2022: 77 Mar 2022: 80 Apr 2022: 42 May 2022: 34 Jun 2022: 20 Jul 2022: 20 Aug 2022: 18 Sep 2022: 17 Oct 2022: 13 Nov 2022: 10 Dec 2022: 10 Jan 2023: 9 Feb 2023: 7 Mar 2023: 3 Apr 2023: 6 May 2023: 5 Jun 2023: 2 Jul 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 3 Jan 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 2 Apr 2025: 5 Jul 2025: 2 Oct 2025: 1 Mar 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Glutaraldehyde versus Salicylic acid, March 2026
Measure Glutaraldehyde Salicylic acid
Items, March 2026 1 7,395
Items, last 12 months 23 88,430
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £7 £31,338

See the full profile for Glutaraldehyde or Salicylic acid.