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Emollient bath and shower preparations

Skin Emollient and barrier preparations BNF 130201100
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Emollient bath and shower preparations was ranked 325th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 30,453 items, down 16.4% on a year earlier.

30,453items -16.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

387,133items

Rolling 12 months

£207,836

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Emollient bath and shower preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 28k 55k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 30,453 Jan 2021: 53k Feb 2021: 49k Mar 2021: 55k Apr 2021: 55k May 2021: 50k Jun 2021: 52k Jul 2021: 51k Aug 2021: 47k Sep 2021: 49k Oct 2021: 46k Nov 2021: 48k Dec 2021: 49k Jan 2022: 48k Feb 2022: 45k Mar 2022: 49k Apr 2022: 45k May 2022: 46k Jul 2022: 43k Aug 2022: 43k Sep 2022: 42k Oct 2022: 41k Nov 2022: 42k Dec 2022: 40k Jan 2023: 43k Feb 2023: 39k Mar 2023: 44k Apr 2023: 39k May 2023: 43k Jun 2023: 43k Jul 2023: 40k Aug 2023: 40k Sep 2023: 39k Oct 2023: 39k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 37k Jan 2024: 41k Feb 2024: 38k Mar 2024: 38k Apr 2024: 40k May 2024: 40k Jun 2024: 37k Jul 2024: 39k Aug 2024: 37k Sep 2024: 35k Oct 2024: 37k Nov 2024: 36k Dec 2024: 35k Jan 2025: 38k Feb 2025: 34k Mar 2025: 36k Apr 2025: 35k May 2025: 36k Jun 2025: 34k Jul 2025: 36k Aug 2025: 32k Sep 2025: 33k Oct 2025: 33k Nov 2025: 30k Dec 2025: 32k Jan 2026: 33k Feb 2026: 29k Mar 2026: 32k Apr 2026: 32k May 2026: 30k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
  • Presentations 12 shown
  • Average cost / item £6.82
  • Year on year Down 16.4% 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 Emollient bath and shower preparations this month.

Presentations of Emollient bath and shower preparations, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Dermol 200 shower emollient 130201100BBAZAN 12,822 £79,509
Dermol 600 bath emollient 130201100BBAQA0 6,034 £54,971
Aqueous cream 130201100AAAMAM 5,266 £33,021
Dermol Wash cutaneous emulsion 130201100BBBAAN 4,261 £23,410
Balneum Plus bath oil 130201100BBAGAG 1,064 £9,151
Balneum 84.75% bath oil 130201100BBAEAA 491 £3,363
E45 emollient bath oil 130201100BBAAAE 412 £3,660
Soya oil 84.75% bath oil 130201100AAAAAA 87 £646
Balmonds Bath & Body Oil 130201100BBAXA0 6 £53
Elave shampoo 130201100BBBCA0 5 £19
Aveeno bath oil 130201100BBADAH 3 £27
Elave body wash 130201100BBBBA0 2 £8

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

Where Emollient bath and shower preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Emollient bath and shower preparations volumes.

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

Compare Emollient bath and shower preparations with

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