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Other emollient preparations vs Vitamin E

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

Other emollient preparations was dispensed 368,818.0× as often as Vitamin E in May 2026 — 368,818 items versus 1 in England.

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Other emollient preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Vitamin E · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other emollient preparations versus Vitamin E: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other emollient preparations   ·   ╌ Vitamin E

0 214k 429k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Vitamin E 368,818 Jan 2021: 395k Feb 2021: 378k Mar 2021: 429k Apr 2021: 428k May 2021: 391k Jun 2021: 414k Jul 2021: 390k Aug 2021: 362k Sep 2021: 380k Oct 2021: 355k Nov 2021: 376k Dec 2021: 382k Jan 2022: 385k Feb 2022: 363k Mar 2022: 418k Apr 2022: 380k May 2022: 397k Jun 2022: 388k Jul 2022: 381k Aug 2022: 376k Sep 2022: 371k Oct 2022: 363k Nov 2022: 372k Dec 2022: 365k Jan 2023: 384k Feb 2023: 356k Mar 2023: 410k Apr 2023: 360k May 2023: 395k Jun 2023: 410k Jul 2023: 382k Aug 2023: 376k Sep 2023: 377k Oct 2023: 376k Nov 2023: 383k Dec 2023: 367k Jan 2024: 405k Feb 2024: 372k Mar 2024: 381k Apr 2024: 401k May 2024: 404k Jun 2024: 383k Jul 2024: 407k Aug 2024: 382k Sep 2024: 374k Oct 2024: 392k Nov 2024: 378k Dec 2024: 373k Jan 2025: 409k Feb 2025: 364k Mar 2025: 393k Apr 2025: 388k May 2025: 404k Jun 2025: 388k Jul 2025: 407k Aug 2025: 361k Sep 2025: 384k Oct 2025: 387k Nov 2025: 351k Dec 2025: 373k Jan 2026: 385k Feb 2026: 348k Mar 2026: 383k Apr 2026: 381k May 2026: 369k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Other emollient preparations versus Vitamin E, May 2026
Measure Other emollient preparations Vitamin E
Items, May 2026 368,818 1
Items, last 12 months 4,515,723 12
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,998,990 £4

See the full profile for Other emollient preparations or Vitamin E.