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Wool alcohols vs Emollient bath and shower preparations

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

Emollient bath and shower preparations was dispensed 371.4× as often as Wool alcohols in May 2026 — 30,453 items versus 82 in England.

82items

Wool alcohols · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

30,453items

Emollient bath and shower preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Wool alcohols versus Emollient bath and shower preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Wool alcohols   ·   ╌ Emollient bath and shower preparations

0 28k 55k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Emollient bath a… 82 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 986 Aug 2021: 831 Sep 2021: 679 Oct 2021: 587 Nov 2021: 607 Dec 2021: 442 Jan 2022: 389 Feb 2022: 351 Mar 2022: 370 Apr 2022: 335 May 2022: 304 Jun 2022: 225 Jul 2022: 240 Aug 2022: 131 Sep 2022: 206 Oct 2022: 120 Nov 2022: 153 Dec 2022: 237 Jan 2023: 192 Feb 2023: 88 Mar 2023: 91 Apr 2023: 106 May 2023: 103 Jun 2023: 107 Jul 2023: 73 Aug 2023: 134 Sep 2023: 150 Oct 2023: 153 Nov 2023: 153 Dec 2023: 161 Jan 2024: 178 Feb 2024: 121 Mar 2024: 188 Apr 2024: 168 May 2024: 177 Jun 2024: 220 Jul 2024: 193 Aug 2024: 191 Sep 2024: 170 Oct 2024: 163 Nov 2024: 161 Dec 2024: 241 Jan 2025: 142 Feb 2025: 202 Mar 2025: 225 Apr 2025: 201 May 2025: 246 Jun 2025: 260 Jul 2025: 241 Aug 2025: 171 Sep 2025: 250 Oct 2025: 157 Nov 2025: 159 Dec 2025: 188 Jan 2026: 141 Feb 2026: 78 Mar 2026: 84 Apr 2026: 80 May 2026: 82

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Wool alcohols versus Emollient bath and shower preparations, May 2026
Measure Wool alcohols Emollient bath and shower preparations
Items, May 2026 82 30,453
Items, last 12 months 1,891 387,133
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £448 £207,836

See the full profile for Wool alcohols or Emollient bath and shower preparations.