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Lactic acid vs Urea

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

Urea was dispensed 41,260.0× as often as Lactic acid in December 2025 — 41,260 items versus 1 in England.

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Lactic acid · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Urea · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lactic acid versus Urea: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lactic acid   ·   ╌ Urea

Urea 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

Lactic acid versus Urea, December 2025
Measure Lactic acid Urea
Items, December 2025 1 41,260
Items, last 12 months 15 468,439
Net ingredient cost, December 2025 £1,800 £680,143

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