Depigmenting agents
Depigmenting agents was ranked 1316th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 45 items, down 33.8% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Depigmenting agents: national items dispensed by month
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
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Depigmenting agents this month.
| 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
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.
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The monthly series for Depigmenting agents is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.