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Podophyllotoxin vs Silver nitrate

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

Silver nitrate was dispensed 1.8× as often as Podophyllotoxin in April 2026 — 427 items versus 239 in England.

239items

Podophyllotoxin · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

427items

Silver nitrate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Podophyllotoxin versus Silver nitrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Podophyllotoxin   ·   ╌ Silver nitrate

0 382.5 765 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Silver nitrate 239 Jan 2021: 684 Feb 2021: 744 Mar 2021: 765 Apr 2021: 575 May 2021: 517 Jun 2021: 578 Jul 2021: 526 Aug 2021: 466 Sep 2021: 548 Oct 2021: 434 Nov 2021: 420 Dec 2021: 435 Jan 2022: 473 Feb 2022: 474 Mar 2022: 487 Apr 2022: 440 May 2022: 504 Jun 2022: 478 Jul 2022: 469 Aug 2022: 509 Sep 2022: 517 Oct 2022: 484 Nov 2022: 458 Dec 2022: 403 Jan 2023: 473 Feb 2023: 445 Mar 2023: 473 Apr 2023: 430 May 2023: 515 Jun 2023: 490 Jul 2023: 502 Aug 2023: 490 Sep 2023: 445 Oct 2023: 448 Nov 2023: 387 Dec 2023: 360 Jan 2024: 371 Feb 2024: 360 Mar 2024: 274 Apr 2024: 192 May 2024: 157 Jun 2024: 159 Jul 2024: 267 Aug 2024: 267 Sep 2024: 260 Oct 2024: 290 Nov 2024: 189 Dec 2024: 214 Jan 2025: 267 Feb 2025: 260 Mar 2025: 251 Apr 2025: 213 May 2025: 242 Jun 2025: 408 Jul 2025: 331 Aug 2025: 326 Sep 2025: 351 Oct 2025: 348 Nov 2025: 282 Dec 2025: 236 Jan 2026: 189 Feb 2026: 131 Mar 2026: 149 Apr 2026: 239

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Podophyllotoxin versus Silver nitrate, April 2026
Measure Podophyllotoxin Silver nitrate
Items, April 2026 239 427
Items, last 12 months 3,232 5,400
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £4,954 £6,233

See the full profile for Podophyllotoxin or Silver nitrate.