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Depigmenting agents

Skin Miscellaneous topical preparations BNF 1315000G0
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Depigmenting agents was ranked 1342nd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 45 items, down 33.8% on a year earlier.

45items -33.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

802items

Rolling 12 months

£6,136

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Depigmenting agents: national items dispensed by month

0 58.5 117 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 45 Jan 2021: 68 Feb 2021: 64 Mar 2021: 59 Apr 2021: 78 May 2021: 71 Jun 2021: 87 Jul 2021: 99 Aug 2021: 82 Sep 2021: 94 Oct 2021: 78 Nov 2021: 94 Dec 2021: 83 Jan 2022: 88 Feb 2022: 77 Mar 2022: 93 Apr 2022: 73 May 2022: 102 Jul 2022: 83 Aug 2022: 90 Sep 2022: 67 Oct 2022: 99 Nov 2022: 72 Dec 2022: 49 Jan 2023: 56 Feb 2023: 72 Mar 2023: 68 Apr 2023: 63 May 2023: 88 Jun 2023: 98 Jul 2023: 101 Aug 2023: 79 Sep 2023: 72 Oct 2023: 95 Nov 2023: 101 Dec 2023: 81 Jan 2024: 103 Feb 2024: 111 Mar 2024: 74 Apr 2024: 91 May 2024: 109 Jun 2024: 74 Jul 2024: 100 Aug 2024: 117 Sep 2024: 81 Oct 2024: 84 Nov 2024: 80 Dec 2024: 80 Jan 2025: 56 Feb 2025: 71 Mar 2025: 88 Apr 2025: 85 May 2025: 68 Jun 2025: 99 Jul 2025: 99 Aug 2025: 71 Sep 2025: 77 Oct 2025: 74 Nov 2025: 70 Dec 2025: 59 Jan 2026: 71 Feb 2026: 61 Mar 2026: 38 Apr 2026: 38 May 2026: 45

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Miscellaneous topical preparations
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £136.36
  • Year on year Down 33.8% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Depigmenting agents this month.

Presentations of Depigmenting agents, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pigmanorm cream 1315000G0BLABBL 23 £4,606
Hydroquinone 4% cream 1315000G0AAALAL 20 £733
Hydroquinone 2% cream 1315000G0AAAWAW 2 £797

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Depigmenting agents is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Depigmenting agents volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Depigmenting agents with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.