Liquid paraffin
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Emollient and barrier preparations
Liquid paraffin was ranked 899th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 961 items, down 37.8% on a year earlier.
961items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£7,614
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
14,078items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Liquid paraffin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Liquid paraffin, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Doublebase emollient bath additive | 593 | £4,440 |
| Emulsiderm emollient | 321 | £2,977 |
| Dermalo bath emollient | 47 | £196 |
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