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Benzydamine hydrochloride

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs for soft-tissue disorders and topical pain relief BNF 1003020F0
Data updated December 2025 Download CSV

Benzydamine hydrochloride was dispensed in England in December 2025, with 1 items, down 75.0% on a year earlier.

1items -75%

Dispensed in December 2025

3items

Rolling 12 months

£7

Net ingredient cost · December 2025

Figure 1. Benzydamine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 71.5 143 Jan 2021 Sep 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Oct 2023 Jun 2024 Dec 2025 1 Jan 2021: 143 Feb 2021: 111 Mar 2021: 132 Apr 2021: 116 May 2021: 112 Jun 2021: 111 Jul 2021: 112 Aug 2021: 79 Sep 2021: 79 Oct 2021: 81 Nov 2021: 80 Dec 2021: 82 Jan 2022: 79 Feb 2022: 68 Mar 2022: 77 Apr 2022: 45 May 2022: 67 Jun 2022: 67 Jul 2022: 62 Aug 2022: 59 Sep 2022: 55 Oct 2022: 41 Nov 2022: 45 Dec 2022: 42 Jan 2023: 39 Feb 2023: 58 Mar 2023: 48 May 2023: 37 Jun 2023: 47 Jul 2023: 38 Aug 2023: 39 Sep 2023: 24 Oct 2023: 18 Nov 2023: 19 Dec 2023: 15 Jan 2024: 13 Feb 2024: 9 Mar 2024: 8 Apr 2024: 5 May 2024: 2 Jun 2024: 4 Jul 2024: 2 Aug 2024: 6 Sep 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 4 Nov 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 1 Feb 2025: 3 Mar 2025: 1 Apr 2025: 1 May 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for soft-tissue disorders and topical pain relief
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.84
  • Year on year Down 75.0% 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, December 2025

The individual products dispensed under Benzydamine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Benzydamine hydrochloride, December 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Difflam 3% cream 1003020F0BBAAAA 1 £7

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

Where Benzydamine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Benzydamine hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Benzydamine hydrochloride with

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