Lubricant Gels
Appliances
Lubricant Gels
BNF 2114
Data updated April 2026
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Lubricant Gels was ranked 328th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 31,382 items, up 20.2% on a year earlier.
31,382items
+20.2%
Dispensed in April 2026
327,725items
Rolling 12 months
£115,403
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Lubricant Gels: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Lubricant Gels
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £3.68
- Year on year Up 20.2% 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, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Lubricant Gels this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OptiLube Active sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000017 | 8,187 | £24,980 |
| OptiLube sterile lubricating jelly pre-filled syringes | 21140000013 | 6,462 | £19,533 |
| OptiLube sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000015 | 5,482 | £31,492 |
| Liberty Hydro-Caine Gel pre-filled syringes | 21140000019 | 5,184 | £17,977 |
| Liberty Hydro-Caine Gel | 21140000037 | 2,546 | £8,685 |
| OptiLube Active CHG Free sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000023 | 2,302 | £8,387 |
| Liberty Gel Combi lubricating gel | 21140000034 | 519 | £1,729 |
| Aquagel lubricating jelly | 21140000004 | 374 | £1,328 |
| Cathejell Lidocaine C | 21140000007 | 95 | £397 |
| EasyLube sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000035 | 103 | £344 |
| Cathejell Mono | 21140000010 | 55 | £151 |
| Elite lubricating jelly | 21140000006 | 51 | £306 |
| Lube in a Tube lubricating jelly | 21140000027 | 14 | £40 |
| EasyLube Plus sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000036 | 6 | £53 |
| MediLube sterilised lubricating jelly | 21140000033 | 2 | £2 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Lubricant Gels is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lubricant Gels volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.