Depigmenting agents
Depigmenting agents was ranked 1353rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 38 items, down 56.8% on a year earlier.
38items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£6,373
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
872items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Depigmenting agents: national items dispensed by month
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 Depigmenting agents, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hydroquinone 4% cream | 21 | £885 |
| Pigmanorm cream | 16 | £3,593 |
| Hydrocortisone 1% / Tretinoin 0.1% / Hydroquinone 5% cream | 1 | £1,895 |
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