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Diethylamine salicylate

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs for soft-tissue disorders and topical pain relief BNF 1003020I0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Diethylamine salicylate was ranked 577th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 6,327 items, down 21.3% on a year earlier.

6,327items -21.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

69,246items

Rolling 12 months

£23,720

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Diethylamine salicylate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for soft-tissue disorders and topical pain relief
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.75
  • Year on year Down 21.3% 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 Diethylamine salicylate this month.

Presentations of Diethylamine salicylate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Algesal cream 1003020I0BBAAAA 6,327 £23,720

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

Where Diethylamine salicylate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Diethylamine salicylate volumes.

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

Compare Diethylamine salicylate with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Diethylamine salicylate 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.