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Gamolenic acid

Skin Preparations for eczema and psoriasis BNF 1305010I0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Gamolenic acid was ranked 1048th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 337 items, down 7.7% on a year earlier.

337items -7.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,336items

Rolling 12 months

£5,956

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Gamolenic acid: national items dispensed by month

0 331.5 663 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 195 Jan 2021: 633 Feb 2021: 567 Mar 2021: 663 Apr 2021: 612 May 2021: 609 Jun 2021: 608 Jul 2021: 573 Aug 2021: 581 Sep 2021: 565 Oct 2021: 524 Nov 2021: 563 Dec 2021: 584 Jan 2022: 562 Feb 2022: 505 Mar 2022: 405 Apr 2022: 396 May 2022: 570 Jun 2022: 389 Jul 2022: 454 Aug 2022: 387 Sep 2022: 524 Oct 2022: 424 Nov 2022: 441 Dec 2022: 551 Jan 2023: 444 Feb 2023: 297 Mar 2023: 355 Apr 2023: 344 May 2023: 405 Jun 2023: 438 Jul 2023: 376 Aug 2023: 448 Sep 2023: 451 Oct 2023: 583 Nov 2023: 570 Dec 2023: 526 Jan 2024: 653 Feb 2024: 379 Mar 2024: 578 Apr 2024: 530 May 2024: 448 Jun 2024: 397 Jul 2024: 409 Aug 2024: 464 Sep 2024: 374 Oct 2024: 398 Nov 2024: 395 Dec 2024: 421 Jan 2025: 351 Feb 2025: 331 Mar 2025: 345 Apr 2025: 323 May 2025: 365 Jun 2025: 360 Jul 2025: 362 Aug 2025: 306 Sep 2025: 369 Oct 2025: 332 Nov 2025: 304 Dec 2025: 343 Jan 2026: 385 Feb 2026: 321 Mar 2026: 328 Apr 2026: 311 May 2026: 337 Jun 2026: 295 Jul 2026: 195

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Preparations for eczema and psoriasis
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £17.67
  • Year on year Down 7.7% 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 Gamolenic acid this month.

Presentations of Gamolenic acid, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Gamolenic acid 40mg capsules 1305010I0AAAAAA 110 £1,236
Gamolen 40mg capsules 1305010I0BVAAAA 69 £1,141
Gamolenic acid 80mg capsules 1305010I0AAABAB 46 £1,285
AaciGam 80mg capsules 1305010I0BWABAB 43 £699
Gamolen 80mg capsules 1305010I0BVABAB 41 £983
AaciGam 40mg capsules 1305010I0BWAAAA 28 £612

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

Where Gamolenic acid is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Gamolenic acid volumes.

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

Compare Gamolenic acid with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Gamolenic acid 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.