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Arm Sling/Bandages
Arm Sling/Bandages

Arm Sling/Bandages

Name: Arm Sling/Bandages NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Dressings Arm Sling/Bandages BNF 2002

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Arm Sling/Bandages was ranked 322nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 32,046 items, down 12.5% on a year earlier.

32,046items -12.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

348,011items

Rolling 12 months

£856,595

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Arm Sling/Bandages: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Arm Sling/Bandages
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £26.73
Year on year Down 12.5% on a year earlier

What this is

Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Arm Sling/Bandages this month.

Presentations of Arm Sling/Bandages, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
K-Lite bandage 10cm x 4.5m	20020200822	7,003	£111,793
K-Soft bandage 10cm x 3.5m	20020200913	6,799	£46,741
K-Soft Long bandage 10cm x 4.5m	20020200914	2,832	£26,592
Viscopaste PB7 bandage 7.5cm x 6m	20020200701	1,879	£70,799
K-Lite Long bandage 10cm x 5.25m	20020200824	1,555	£29,280
UrgoKTwo Reduced multi-layer compression bandage kit 25cm-32cm ankle circumference	20020201110	941	£71,823
UrgoKTwo multi-layer compression bandage kit (10cm) 25cm-32cm ankle circumference	20020201082	894	£68,279
Actico bandage 10cm x 6m	20020200930	677	£34,069
UrgoKTwo Reduced multi-layer compression bandage kit 18cm-25cm ankle circumference	20020201109	661	£42,451
Ichthopaste bandage 7.5cm x 6m	20020200721	600	£22,422
UrgoKTwo multi-layer compression bandage kit (10cm) 18cm-25cm ankle circumference	20020201081	541	£38,940
K-Band bandage 10cm x 4m	20020200803	490	£2,261
K-Plus bandage 10cm x 8.7m	20020200831	488	£16,459
Crepe bandage BP 1988 10cm x 4.5m	20020200323	444	£8,666
Cellona Undercast padding bandage 10cm x 2.7m	20020200916	375	£3,662

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Arm Sling/Bandages is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Arm Sling/Bandages 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 Arm Sling/Bandages 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.