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Vehicles vs Paraffin hard

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated October 2023

Vehicles was dispensed 4.0× as often as Paraffin hard in October 2023 — 4 items versus 1 in England.

4items

Vehicles · October 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Paraffin hard · October 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Vehicles versus Paraffin hard: national items dispensed by month

▬ Vehicles   ·   ╌ Paraffin hard

0 3 6 Jun 2021 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Oct 2023 Paraffin hard 4 Jun 2021: 3 Oct 2021: 3 Nov 2021: 1 Jun 2022: 2 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 4 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 5 Dec 2022: 2 Jan 2023: 2 Feb 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2023

Vehicles versus Paraffin hard, October 2023
Measure Vehicles Paraffin hard
Items, October 2023 4 1
Items, last 12 months 27 26
Net ingredient cost, October 2023 £21 £3

See the full profile for Vehicles or Paraffin hard.