Boric acid
Boric acid was ranked 1475th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 12 items, up 33.3% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Boric acid: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Treatment of vaginal and vulval conditions
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £785.05
- Year on year Up 33.3% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Boric acid this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boric acid 600mg pessaries | 0702020Y0AAAAAA | 12 | £9,421 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Boric acid is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Boric acid volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Boric acid with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
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The monthly series for Boric acid 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.