Absorbent Cottons
Absorbent Cottons was ranked 1306th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 50 items, down 20.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Absorbent Cottons: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Absorbent Cottons
- Presentations 2 shown
- Average cost / item £12.36
- Year on year Down 20.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Absorbent Cottons this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absorbent cotton BP 1988 | 20010000101 | 45 | £586 |
| Absorbent cotton hospital quality | 20010000201 | 5 | £32 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Absorbent Cottons is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Absorbent Cottons volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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The monthly series for Absorbent Cottons is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.