Acetic acid 3% solution
NHS hospitals in England used £19,786,281 of indicative cost of Acetic acid 3% solution in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 67.0% on the previous 12 months.
Indicative cost · 12 months
Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months
Share of hospital medicines spend
Figure 1. Acetic acid 3% solution: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)
Source: NHSBSA Secondary Care Medicines Data, to April 2026
Cost is indicative — actual hospital medicine prices are commercially confidential, so these figures are estimated from list prices. See methodology.
NHS trusts using Acetic acid 3% solution most
By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.
| NHS trust | Indicative cost (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Nhs Ft | £2,878,652 |
| Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust | £1,859,281 |
| Epsom & St Helier Univ Hpls Nhs Trust | £1,826,664 |
| King's College Hpl Nhs Foundation Trust | £1,518,344 |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals Nhs Ft | £1,448,054 |
| Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust | £999,919 |
| Dartford And Gravesham Nhs Trust | £965,824 |
| South Tees Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust | £951,306 |
| East Kent Hospitals University Nhs Ft | £857,157 |
| Gateshead Health Nhs Foundation Trust | £844,302 |
The primary-care picture
Acetic acid is also dispensed in the community. See the national primary-care prescribing volume, cost and trend on the Acetic acid medicine page.