Emollients
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Emollients
Emollients was ranked 22nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 965,280 items, up 5.1% on a year earlier.
965,280items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£5,837,646
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
10,874,473items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Emollients: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Emollients, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Epimax original cream | 148,031 | £438,252 |
| Cetraben cream | 117,735 | £925,234 |
| Zerobase 11% cream | 74,939 | £477,235 |
| Hydromol ointment | 68,226 | £477,678 |
| Epimax excetra cream | 44,243 | £168,407 |
| Zeroderm ointment | 34,823 | £176,457 |
| Epaderm cream | 34,541 | £310,988 |
| AproDerm emollient cream | 29,065 | £175,013 |
| Epaderm ointment | 26,625 | £239,708 |
| AproDerm Colloidal Oat cream | 26,184 | £185,000 |
| Epimax isomol gel | 25,983 | £100,141 |
| Epimax oatmeal cream | 24,955 | £97,294 |
| Epimax ointment | 23,853 | £87,111 |
| Epimax moisturising cream | 23,473 | £82,859 |
| Zerocream | 23,368 | £115,357 |