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Dry Mouth Products

Appliances Dry Mouth Products BNF 2121
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dry Mouth Products was ranked 271st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 43,741 items, up 0.9% on a year earlier.

43,741items +0.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

511,917items

Rolling 12 months

£285,403

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dry Mouth Products: national items dispensed by month

0 22k 45k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 43,741 Jan 2021: 39k Feb 2021: 37k Mar 2021: 42k Apr 2021: 41k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 41k Jul 2021: 41k Aug 2021: 38k Sep 2021: 40k Oct 2021: 38k Nov 2021: 40k Dec 2021: 42k Jan 2022: 39k Feb 2022: 37k Mar 2022: 44k Apr 2022: 40k May 2022: 42k Jun 2022: 41k Jul 2022: 41k Aug 2022: 42k Sep 2022: 40k Oct 2022: 40k Nov 2022: 39k Dec 2022: 38k Jan 2023: 39k Feb 2023: 37k Mar 2023: 42k Apr 2023: 37k May 2023: 39k Jun 2023: 41k Jul 2023: 39k Aug 2023: 39k Sep 2023: 37k Oct 2023: 36k Nov 2023: 38k Dec 2023: 40k Jan 2024: 43k Feb 2024: 40k Mar 2024: 41k Apr 2024: 42k May 2024: 43k Jun 2024: 40k Jul 2024: 44k Aug 2024: 40k Sep 2024: 40k Oct 2024: 42k Nov 2024: 40k Dec 2024: 41k Jan 2025: 43k Feb 2025: 39k Mar 2025: 42k Apr 2025: 41k May 2025: 43k Jun 2025: 40k Jul 2025: 45k Aug 2025: 41k Sep 2025: 43k Oct 2025: 44k Nov 2025: 40k Dec 2025: 44k Jan 2026: 42k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 45k Apr 2026: 44k May 2026: 44k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Dry Mouth Products
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.52
  • Year on year Up 0.9% 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 Dry Mouth Products this month.

Presentations of Dry Mouth Products, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Salivix pastilles 21210000012 9,574 £56,037
Biotene Oralbalance dry mouth saliva replacement gel 21210000005 7,579 £62,095
Saliveze mouth spray 21210000024 7,421 £34,967
Oralieve moisturising mouth spray 21210000022 4,152 £28,774
Salivix spray 21210000023 3,316 £21,682
Oralieve moisturising mouth gel 21210000013 3,122 £20,399
AS Saliva Orthana spray 21210000014 2,245 £14,027
BioXtra Dry Mouth oral gel 21210000018 2,000 £14,144
Biotene Moisturising mouthwash 21210000004 1,658 £12,208
BioXtra Dry Mouth Gel Mouthspray 21210000017 1,042 £6,673
BioXtra Dry Mouth Ultra Mild Mouthrinse 21210000020 754 £5,534
Salivix Plus pastilles 21210000016 598 £3,402
AS Saliva Orthana spray refill 21210000015 118 £4,044
Aequasyal protective mouth spray 21210000006 94 £1,034
SST saliva stimulating tablets 21210000002 47 £226

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

Where Dry Mouth Products is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dry Mouth Products volumes.

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