Alcohol
Alcohol was ranked 1273rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 66 items, up 17.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Alcohol: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents
- Presentations 2 shown
- Average cost / item £3.68
- Year on year Up 17.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Alcohol this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical spirit | 1311010A0AAABAB | 65 | £222 |
| Spirigel alcohol hand gel | 1311010A0BDAAAK | 1 | £20 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Alcohol is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Alcohol volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Alcohol with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
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The monthly series for Alcohol 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.