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Urea vs Wool alcohols

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

Urea was dispensed 491.2× as often as Wool alcohols in March 2026 — 41,260 items versus 84 in England.

41,260items

Urea · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

84items

Wool alcohols · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Urea versus Wool alcohols: national items dispensed by month

▬ Urea   ·   ╌ Wool alcohols

Wool alcohols 41,260

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Urea versus Wool alcohols, March 2026
Measure Urea Wool alcohols
Items, March 2026 41,260 84
Items, last 12 months 468,439 2,176
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £680,143 £472

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