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Piroxicam vs Turpentine oil

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

Piroxicam was dispensed 24,737.0× as often as Turpentine oil in May 2026 — 24,737 items versus 1 in England.

24,737items

Piroxicam · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Turpentine oil · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Piroxicam versus Turpentine oil: national items dispensed by month

▬ Piroxicam   ·   ╌ Turpentine oil

0 15k 30k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Turpentine oil 24,737 Jan 2021: 28k Feb 2021: 27k Mar 2021: 30k Apr 2021: 29k May 2021: 28k Jun 2021: 30k Jul 2021: 29k Aug 2021: 28k Sep 2021: 29k Oct 2021: 27k Nov 2021: 28k Dec 2021: 28k Jan 2022: 27k Feb 2022: 25k Mar 2022: 29k Apr 2022: 27k Jun 2022: 27k Jul 2022: 27k Aug 2022: 28k Sep 2022: 28k Oct 2022: 27k Nov 2022: 28k Dec 2022: 26k Jan 2023: 27k Feb 2023: 25k Mar 2023: 29k Apr 2023: 26k May 2023: 28k Jun 2023: 29k Jul 2023: 28k Aug 2023: 28k Sep 2023: 27k Oct 2023: 27k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 25k Jan 2024: 26k Feb 2024: 25k Mar 2024: 25k Apr 2024: 26k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 25k Jul 2024: 27k Aug 2024: 26k Sep 2024: 25k Oct 2024: 26k Nov 2024: 25k Dec 2024: 24k Jan 2025: 25k Feb 2025: 23k Mar 2025: 24k Apr 2025: 25k May 2025: 26k Jun 2025: 25k Jul 2025: 26k Aug 2025: 24k Sep 2025: 26k Oct 2025: 27k Nov 2025: 24k Dec 2025: 25k Jan 2026: 25k Feb 2026: 23k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 26k May 2026: 25k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Piroxicam versus Turpentine oil, May 2026
Measure Piroxicam Turpentine oil
Items, May 2026 24,737 1
Items, last 12 months 300,143 1
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £61,693 £4

See the full profile for Piroxicam or Turpentine oil.