Benzocaine
Benzocaine was dispensed in England in April 2026, with 1 items, down 90.0% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in April 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Benzocaine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Topical local anaesthetics and antipruritics
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £3.23
- Year on year Down 90.0% on a year earlier
Top presentations, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Benzocaine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanacane 3% cream | 1303000B0BCAAAF | 1 | £3 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Benzocaine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Benzocaine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Benzocaine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Benzocaine 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.