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Benzalkonium chloride

Skin Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents BNF 1311030D0
Data updated August 2025 Download CSV
1items

Dispensed in August 2025

2items

Rolling 12 months

£9

Net ingredient cost · August 2025

Figure 1. Benzalkonium chloride: national items dispensed by month

0 1.5 3 Jun 2021 Nov 2021 Jun 2022 Oct 2022 Dec 2022 Jan 2025 Aug 2025 1 Jun 2021: 2 Jul 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 2 Mar 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 May 2023: 1 Jan 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.43
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, August 2025

The individual products dispensed under Benzalkonium chloride this month.

Presentations of Benzalkonium chloride, August 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Benzalkonium chloride 1% solution 1311030D0AAABAB 1 £9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to August 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Benzalkonium chloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Benzalkonium chloride volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Benzalkonium chloride with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.