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Paraffin soft yellow vs Ketorolac trometamol

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

Ketorolac trometamol was dispensed 13.8× as often as Paraffin soft yellow in May 2026 — 4,051 items versus 293 in England.

293items

Paraffin soft yellow · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

4,051items

Ketorolac trometamol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Paraffin soft yellow versus Ketorolac trometamol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Paraffin soft yellow   ·   ╌ Ketorolac trometamol

0 3k 5k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Ketorolac tromet… 293 Jan 2021: 2k 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: 2k Nov 2021: 2k Dec 2021: 2k Jan 2022: 2k Feb 2022: 2k Mar 2022: 2k Apr 2022: 2k May 2022: 2k Jun 2022: 2k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 1k Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 1k Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 783 Sep 2023: 651 Oct 2023: 582 Nov 2023: 478 Dec 2023: 418 Jan 2024: 396 Feb 2024: 335 Mar 2024: 301 Apr 2024: 302 May 2024: 300 Jun 2024: 237 Jul 2024: 240 Aug 2024: 359 Sep 2024: 412 Oct 2024: 443 Nov 2024: 439 Dec 2024: 428 Jan 2025: 438 Feb 2025: 349 Mar 2025: 403 Apr 2025: 405 May 2025: 403 Jun 2025: 373 Jul 2025: 363 Aug 2025: 345 Sep 2025: 361 Oct 2025: 348 Nov 2025: 321 Dec 2025: 373 Jan 2026: 366 Feb 2026: 321 Mar 2026: 342 Apr 2026: 320 May 2026: 293

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Paraffin soft yellow versus Ketorolac trometamol, May 2026
Measure Paraffin soft yellow Ketorolac trometamol
Items, May 2026 293 4,051
Items, last 12 months 4,126 50,555
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £46,825 £21,105

See the full profile for Paraffin soft yellow or Ketorolac trometamol.