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Hydrogen peroxide

Skin Anti-infective skin preparations BNF 1310050H0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Hydrogen peroxide was ranked 659th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 3,434 items, up 2.6% on a year earlier.

3,434items +2.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

46,625items

Rolling 12 months

£30,143

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Hydrogen peroxide: national items dispensed by month

0 2k 5k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 3,434 Jan 2021: 724 Feb 2021: 710 Mar 2021: 889 Apr 2021: 838 May 2021: 740 Jun 2021: 798 Jul 2021: 641 Aug 2021: 752 Sep 2021: 858 Oct 2021: 973 Nov 2021: 955 Dec 2021: 885 Jan 2022: 843 Feb 2022: 802 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 951 May 2022: 934 Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 1k Aug 2022: 937 Sep 2022: 992 Oct 2022: 1k Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 1k Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 1k May 2023: 932 Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 1k Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 3k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 3k May 2024: 3k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 3k Aug 2024: 3k Sep 2024: 3k Oct 2024: 4k Nov 2024: 4k Dec 2024: 4k Jan 2025: 4k Feb 2025: 4k Mar 2025: 4k Apr 2025: 3k May 2025: 3k Jun 2025: 3k Jul 2025: 4k Aug 2025: 3k Sep 2025: 4k Oct 2025: 4k Nov 2025: 5k Dec 2025: 4k Jan 2026: 4k Feb 2026: 4k Mar 2026: 4k Apr 2026: 4k May 2026: 3k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective skin preparations
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.78
  • Year on year Up 2.6% 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 Hydrogen peroxide this month.

Presentations of Hydrogen peroxide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Crystacide 1% cream 1310050H0BBABAA 3,434 £30,143

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

Where Hydrogen peroxide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Hydrogen peroxide volumes.

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

Compare Hydrogen peroxide with

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