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Other toiletry preparations vs Acetylcysteine

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

Other toiletry preparations was dispensed 970.8× as often as Acetylcysteine in April 2026 — 24,270 items versus 25 in England.

24,270items

Other toiletry preparations · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

25items

Acetylcysteine · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other toiletry preparations versus Acetylcysteine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other toiletry preparations   ·   ╌ Acetylcysteine

0 13k 26k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Acetylcysteine 24,270 Jan 2021: 23k Feb 2021: 22k Mar 2021: 25k Apr 2021: 24k May 2021: 23k Jun 2021: 24k Jul 2021: 24k Aug 2021: 21k Sep 2021: 23k Oct 2021: 22k Nov 2021: 22k Dec 2021: 22k Jan 2022: 22k Feb 2022: 21k Mar 2022: 23k Apr 2022: 20k May 2022: 23k Jun 2022: 22k Jul 2022: 22k Aug 2022: 22k Sep 2022: 23k Oct 2022: 22k Nov 2022: 24k Dec 2022: 22k Jan 2023: 24k Feb 2023: 23k Mar 2023: 25k Apr 2023: 22k May 2023: 24k Jun 2023: 25k Jul 2023: 24k Aug 2023: 23k Sep 2023: 24k Oct 2023: 24k Nov 2023: 24k Dec 2023: 22k Jan 2024: 24k Feb 2024: 22k Mar 2024: 22k Apr 2024: 24k May 2024: 24k Jun 2024: 24k Jul 2024: 25k Aug 2024: 23k Sep 2024: 24k Oct 2024: 24k Nov 2024: 23k Dec 2024: 23k Jan 2025: 25k Feb 2025: 22k Mar 2025: 24k Apr 2025: 23k May 2025: 25k Jun 2025: 24k Jul 2025: 26k Aug 2025: 23k Sep 2025: 25k Oct 2025: 25k Nov 2025: 23k Dec 2025: 24k Jan 2026: 25k Feb 2026: 23k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 24k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Other toiletry preparations versus Acetylcysteine, April 2026
Measure Other toiletry preparations Acetylcysteine
Items, April 2026 24,270 25
Items, last 12 months 293,157 404
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £179,357 £2,156

See the full profile for Other toiletry preparations or Acetylcysteine.