Dimeticone (Barrier)
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Emollient and barrier preparations
Dimeticone (Barrier) was ranked 653rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 3,929 items, down 2.0% on a year earlier.
3,929items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£36,576
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
53,958items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Dimeticone (Barrier): national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Dimeticone (Barrier), by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Conotrane cream | 3,779 | £35,212 |
| Siopel cream | 142 | £1,348 |
| Cymex cream | 8 | £16 |
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