Coal tar
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Shampoo and other preparations for scalp and hair conditions
Coal tar was ranked 303rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 38,220 items, down 8.3% on a year earlier.
38,220items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£256,572
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
465,335items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Coal tar: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Coal tar, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Capasal Therapeutic shampoo | 30,157 | £188,195 |
| Polytar Scalp shampoo | 5,987 | £55,102 |
| Psoriderm scalp lotion | 1,098 | £6,273 |
| Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic shampoo | 886 | £6,154 |
| Alphosyl 2 in 1 shampoo | 81 | £715 |
| Polytar liquid | 8 | £71 |
| Clinitar 2% shampoo | 2 | £39 |
| Polytar Plus liquid | 1 | £23 |
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