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Hamamelis vs Potassium permanganate

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

Potassium permanganate was dispensed 83.0× as often as Hamamelis in May 2026 — 332 items versus 4 in England.

4items

Hamamelis · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Potassium permanganate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Hamamelis versus Potassium permanganate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Hamamelis   ·   ╌ Potassium permanganate

0 416.5 833 Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Oct 2022 Oct 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025 May 2026 Potassium perman… 4 Jan 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 1 Apr 2021: 3 May 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 2 Oct 2021: 4 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 1 Mar 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 1 Mar 2023: 1 Jun 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 2 Feb 2025: 1 Mar 2025: 1 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 4 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 5 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 7 Nov 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 2 Jan 2026: 5 Mar 2026: 4 May 2026: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Hamamelis versus Potassium permanganate, May 2026
Measure Hamamelis Potassium permanganate
Items, May 2026 4 332
Items, last 12 months 40 4,609
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £12 £9,408

See the full profile for Hamamelis or Potassium permanganate.