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Chlorhex hydrochloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anti-infective skin preparations
Data updated March 2026

Chlorhex hydrochloride was ranked 1451st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 15 items, down 21.1% on a year earlier.

15items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£46

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

196items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Chlorhex hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

15

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 Chlorhex hydrochloride, by items this month.

Presentations of Chlorhex hydrochloride, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Germolene Wound Care cream 15 £46

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