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Gauzes & Gauze Tissue

Gauzes & Gauze Tissue

Dressings Gauzes & Gauze Tissue BNF 2004

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Gauzes & Gauze Tissue was ranked 558th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 6,966 items, up 2.5% on a year earlier.

6,966items +2.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

88,592items

Rolling 12 months

£198,801

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Gauzes & Gauze Tissue: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Gauzes & Gauze Tissue
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £28.54
Year on year Up 2.5% 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 Gauzes & Gauze Tissue this month.

Presentations of Gauzes & Gauze Tissue, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Cutimed Sorbact Contact swab 4cm x 6cm	20040200643	1,645	£30,647
Cutimed Sorbact Contact swab 7cm x 9cm	20040200644	1,250	£50,520
Actilite gauze dressing 5cm x 5cm	20040200442	1,066	£8,252
Actilite gauze dressing 10cm x 10cm	20040200440	628	£10,980
Jelonet dressing 10cm x 10cm	20040200610	598	£6,063
Activon Tulle gauze dressing 5cm x 5cm	20040200430	393	£9,318
Activon Tulle gauze dressing 10cm x 10cm	20040200431	282	£14,153
Cutimed Sorbact Pad dressing 7cm x 9cm	20040200640	215	£10,628
Cutimed Sorbact Pad dressing 10cm x 10cm	20040200641	198	£17,324
Cutimed Sorbact Pad dressing 10cm x 20cm	20040200642	158	£26,438
Actilite gauze dressing 10cm x 20cm	20040200441	128	£4,494
Chlorhexidine gauze dressing BP 10cm x 10cm	20040200420	81	£1,090
Chlorhexidine gauze dressing BP 5cm x 5cm	20040200410	69	£501
Revamil dressing 5cm x 5cm	20040200460	64	£1,227
Gauze and cotton tissue Drug Tariff	20040300410	49	£1,014

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

Where Gauzes & Gauze Tissue is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Gauzes & Gauze Tissue volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

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