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Paraffin soft yellow vs Urea

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

Urea was dispensed 1,375.3× as often as Paraffin soft yellow in March 2026 — 41,260 items versus 30 in England.

30items

Paraffin soft yellow · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

41,260items

Urea · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Paraffin soft yellow   ·   ╌ Urea

Urea 30

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Paraffin soft yellow versus Urea, March 2026
Measure Paraffin soft yellow Urea
Items, March 2026 30 41,260
Items, last 12 months 619 468,439
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £217 £680,143

See the full profile for Paraffin soft yellow or Urea.