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Wool alcohols vs Light liquid paraffin

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

Light liquid paraffin was dispensed 179.6× as often as Wool alcohols in March 2026 — 15,088 items versus 84 in England.

84items

Wool alcohols · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

15,088items

Light liquid paraffin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Wool alcohols versus Light liquid paraffin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Wool alcohols   ·   ╌ Light liquid paraffin

Light liquid par… 84

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Wool alcohols versus Light liquid paraffin, March 2026
Measure Wool alcohols Light liquid paraffin
Items, March 2026 84 15,088
Items, last 12 months 2,176 184,164
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £472 £143,658

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