Dry Mouth Products
Dry Mouth Products was ranked 269th of 1,796 medicines by items in April 2026, with 44,189 items, up 7.1% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in April 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Dry Mouth Products: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Dry Mouth Products
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £6.53
- Year on year Up 7.1% on a year earlier
Top presentations, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Dry Mouth Products this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salivix pastilles | 21210000012 | 9,649 | £55,754 |
| Saliveze mouth spray | 21210000024 | 7,665 | £35,990 |
| Biotene Oralbalance dry mouth saliva replacement gel | 21210000005 | 7,643 | £62,556 |
| Oralieve moisturising mouth spray | 21210000022 | 4,028 | £27,557 |
| Salivix spray | 21210000023 | 3,384 | £22,479 |
| Oralieve moisturising mouth gel | 21210000013 | 2,984 | £19,769 |
| AS Saliva Orthana spray | 21210000014 | 2,312 | £14,219 |
| BioXtra Dry Mouth oral gel | 21210000018 | 2,029 | £14,359 |
| Biotene Moisturising mouthwash | 21210000004 | 1,698 | £12,332 |
| BioXtra Dry Mouth Gel Mouthspray | 21210000017 | 1,076 | £7,232 |
| BioXtra Dry Mouth Ultra Mild Mouthrinse | 21210000020 | 760 | £5,808 |
| Salivix Plus pastilles | 21210000016 | 643 | £3,866 |
| AS Saliva Orthana spray refill | 21210000015 | 146 | £5,003 |
| Aequasyal protective mouth spray | 21210000006 | 111 | £1,281 |
| SST saliva stimulating tablets | 21210000002 | 44 | £242 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Dry Mouth Products is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dry Mouth Products volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Download this data
The monthly series for Dry Mouth Products 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.