Emollient bath and shower preparations
Emollient bath and shower preparations was ranked 332nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 30,453 items, down 16.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Emollient bath and shower preparations: national items dispensed by month
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
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Emollient bath and shower preparations this month.
| 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Emollient bath and shower preparations 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.