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Liquid paraffin vs Ketorolac trometamol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated October 2023

Ketorolac trometamol was dispensed 4,051.0× as often as Liquid paraffin in October 2023 — 4,051 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Liquid paraffin · October 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,051items

Ketorolac trometamol · October 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Liquid paraffin versus Ketorolac trometamol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Liquid paraffin   ·   ╌ Ketorolac trometamol

0 3k 5k Jan 2021 May 2021 Sep 2021 Jan 2022 May 2022 Oct 2023 Ketorolac tromet… 1 Jan 2021: 3k Feb 2021: 2k Mar 2021: 2k Apr 2021: 2k May 2021: 2k Jun 2021: 2k Jul 2021: 2k Aug 2021: 2k Sep 2021: 2k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 629 Dec 2021: 638 Jan 2022: 518 Feb 2022: 460 Mar 2022: 468 Apr 2022: 479 May 2022: 501 Jun 2022: 501 Jul 2022: 557 Aug 2022: 616 Sep 2022: 626 Oct 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2023

Liquid paraffin versus Ketorolac trometamol, October 2023
Measure Liquid paraffin Ketorolac trometamol
Items, October 2023 1 4,051
Items, last 12 months 5,994 50,555
Net ingredient cost, October 2023 £18 £21,105

See the full profile for Liquid paraffin or Ketorolac trometamol.