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Podophyllotoxin vs Silver nitrate

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

Silver nitrate was dispensed 3.1× as often as Podophyllotoxin in March 2026 — 457 items versus 149 in England.

149items

Podophyllotoxin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

457items

Silver nitrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Podophyllotoxin   ·   ╌ Silver nitrate

Silver nitrate 149

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Podophyllotoxin versus Silver nitrate, March 2026
Measure Podophyllotoxin Silver nitrate
Items, March 2026 149 457
Items, last 12 months 3,206 5,398
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,966 £6,063

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