Alcohol
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents
Alcohol was ranked 1276th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 75 items, up 10.3% on a year earlier.
75items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£271
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
707items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Alcohol: 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 Alcohol, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical spirit | 73 | £220 |
| Spirigel alcohol hand gel | 2 | £50 |
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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.