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Cetylpyridinium chloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs acting on the oropharynx
Data updated March 2026

Cetylpyridinium chloride was ranked 1294th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 61 items, up 41.9% on a year earlier.

61items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£264

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

703items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Cetylpyridinium chloride: national items dispensed by month

61

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Cetylpyridinium chloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Cetylpyridinium chloride, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Anbesol liquid 61 £264

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