Light liquid paraffin
Light liquid paraffin was ranked 446th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 14,010 items, down 21.2% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Light liquid paraffin: 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 9 shown
- Average cost / item £9.65
- Year on year Down 21.2% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Light liquid paraffin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oilatum Junior bath additive | 1302011L0BKAFAI | 4,125 | £33,902 |
| Oilatum Emollient | 1302011L0BKAEAI | 2,960 | £36,721 |
| Oilatum Bath Formula | 1302011L0BKADAI | 2,039 | £16,317 |
| Oilatum Plus bath additive | 1302011L0BEAAAD | 2,038 | £21,241 |
| Oilatum shower gel fragrance free | 1302011L0BKACAH | 1,903 | £21,019 |
| E45 emollient wash cream | 1302011L0BJAAAG | 772 | £5,018 |
| Liquid paraffin light 63.4% bath additive | 1302011L0AAAIAI | 150 | £867 |
| Oilatum gel | 1302011L0BKAAAH | 12 | £89 |
| Cetraben emollient 82.8% bath additive | 1302011L0BFAAAE | 11 | £75 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Light liquid paraffin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Light liquid paraffin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Light liquid paraffin with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Light liquid paraffin 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.