Absorbent Cottons
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Absorbent Cottons
Absorbent Cottons was ranked 1308th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 56 items, up 3.7% on a year earlier.
56items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£517
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
651items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Absorbent Cottons: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.
Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Absorbent Cottons, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbent cotton BP 1988 | 47 | £463 |
| Absorbent cotton hospital quality | 9 | £54 |