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Lactic acid vs Emollient bath and shower preparations

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2025

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 32,337.0× as often as Lactic acid in December 2025 — 32,337 items versus 1 in England.

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Lactic acid · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

32,337items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lactic acid versus Emollient bath and shower preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lactic acid   ·   ╌ Emollient bath and shower preparations

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

Lactic acid versus Emollient bath and shower preparations, December 2025
Measure Lactic acid Emollient bath and shower preparations
Items, December 2025 1 32,337
Items, last 12 months 15 396,100
Net ingredient cost, December 2025 £1,800 £210,043

See the full profile for Lactic acid or Emollient bath and shower preparations.