Capsaicin

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs for soft-tissue disorders and topical pain relief

Data updated March 2026

Capsaicin was ranked 615th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 5,058 items, up 63.8% on a year earlier.

5,058items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£201,905

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

33,603items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Capsaicin: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Capsaicin, by items this month.

Presentations of Capsaicin, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Zacin 0.025% cream	2,358	£47,888
Axsain 0.075% cream	2,121	£35,648
Capsaicin 0.025% cream	325	£66,406
Capsaicin 0.075% cream	251	£51,122
Qutenza 179mg cutaneous patches	3	£840

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