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Silver sulfadiazine vs Permethrin

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

Permethrin was dispensed 22.7× as often as Silver sulfadiazine in March 2026 — 26,121 items versus 1,149 in England.

1,149items

Silver sulfadiazine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

26,121items

Permethrin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Silver sulfadiazine versus Permethrin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Silver sulfadiazine   ·   ╌ Permethrin

Permethrin 1,149

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Silver sulfadiazine versus Permethrin, March 2026
Measure Silver sulfadiazine Permethrin
Items, March 2026 1,149 26,121
Items, last 12 months 17,918 276,204
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £7,701 £349,672

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