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Dimeticone (Barrier)

Skin Emollient and barrier preparations BNF 1302020D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dimeticone (Barrier) was ranked 719th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 2,070 items, down 52.8% on a year earlier.

2,070items -52.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

50,148items

Rolling 12 months

£19,024

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dimeticone (Barrier): national items dispensed by month

0 6k 12k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 2,070 Jan 2021: 11k Feb 2021: 11k Mar 2021: 12k Apr 2021: 11k May 2021: 11k Jun 2021: 11k Jul 2021: 11k Aug 2021: 11k Sep 2021: 10k Oct 2021: 7k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 10k Jan 2022: 10k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 11k Jul 2022: 11k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 11k Oct 2022: 11k Nov 2022: 11k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 10k Mar 2023: 8k Apr 2023: 5k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 2k Aug 2023: 2k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 2k Nov 2023: 2k Dec 2023: 2k Jan 2024: 2k Feb 2024: 2k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 3k May 2024: 3k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 4k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 3k Oct 2024: 4k Nov 2024: 4k Dec 2024: 4k Jan 2025: 4k Feb 2025: 4k Mar 2025: 4k Apr 2025: 4k May 2025: 4k Jun 2025: 5k Jul 2025: 5k Aug 2025: 4k Sep 2025: 5k Oct 2025: 5k Nov 2025: 5k Dec 2025: 5k Jan 2026: 5k Feb 2026: 4k Mar 2026: 4k Apr 2026: 3k May 2026: 2k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.19
  • Year on year Down 52.8% 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 Dimeticone (Barrier) this month.

Presentations of Dimeticone (Barrier), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Conotrane cream 1302020D0BBAAAC 1,921 £17,779
Siopel cream 1302020D0BEAAAE 144 £1,235
Cymex cream 1302020D0BFAAA0 5 £11

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

Where Dimeticone (Barrier) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dimeticone (Barrier) volumes.

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

Compare Dimeticone (Barrier) with

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