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Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations vs Zinc oxide

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

Zinc oxide was dispensed 356.8× as often as Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations in March 2026 — 11,417 items versus 32 in England.

32items

Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

11,417items

Zinc oxide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations versus Zinc oxide: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations   ·   ╌ Zinc oxide

Zinc oxide 32

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations versus Zinc oxide, March 2026
Measure Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations Zinc oxide
Items, March 2026 32 11,417
Items, last 12 months 503 135,707
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £148 £41,517

See the full profile for Other soothing haemorrhoidal preparations or Zinc oxide.