Emollient bath and shower preparations
Emollient bath and shower preparations was ranked 327th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 32,337 items, down 9.4% on a year earlier.
32,337items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£210,043
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
396,100items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Emollient bath and shower preparations: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Emollient bath and shower preparations, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dermol 200 shower emollient | 13,762 | £84,826 |
| Dermol 600 bath emollient | 6,465 | £58,511 |
| Aqueous cream | 5,505 | £24,810 |
| Dermol Wash cutaneous emulsion | 4,394 | £24,166 |
| Balneum Plus bath oil | 1,153 | £9,724 |
| Balneum 84.75% bath oil | 525 | £3,653 |
| E45 emollient bath oil | 414 | £3,440 |
| Soya oil 84.75% bath oil | 103 | £834 |
| Elave shampoo | 7 | £26 |
| Aveeno bath oil | 4 | £19 |
| Balmonds Bath & Body Oil | 4 | £30 |
| QV 10% wash | 1 | £4 |
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