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Urea vs Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient)

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

Urea was dispensed 654.9× as often as Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient) in March 2026 — 41,260 items versus 63 in England.

41,260items

Urea · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

63items

Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Urea versus Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient): national items dispensed by month

▬ Urea   ·   ╌ Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient)

Chlohexidine glu… 41,260

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Urea versus Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient), March 2026
Measure Urea Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient)
Items, March 2026 41,260 63
Items, last 12 months 468,439 672
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £680,143 £318

See the full profile for Urea or Chlohexidine gluconate (Emollient).