Lubricant Gels
Lubricant Gels was ranked 325th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 31,382 items, up 12.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Lubricant Gels: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Lubricant Gels
- Presentations 14 shown
- Average cost / item £3.77
- Year on year Up 12.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Lubricant Gels this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OptiLube Active sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000017 | 8,688 | £27,059 |
| OptiLube sterile lubricating jelly pre-filled syringes | 21140000013 | 6,139 | £18,681 |
| OptiLube sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000015 | 5,570 | £32,434 |
| Liberty Hydro-Caine Gel pre-filled syringes | 21140000019 | 3,781 | £13,454 |
| Liberty Hydro-Caine Gel | 21140000037 | 3,606 | £12,514 |
| OptiLube Active CHG Free sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000023 | 2,466 | £9,828 |
| Liberty Gel Combi lubricating gel | 21140000034 | 522 | £1,832 |
| Aquagel lubricating jelly | 21140000004 | 307 | £1,201 |
| EasyLube sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000035 | 104 | £337 |
| Cathejell Lidocaine C | 21140000007 | 78 | £390 |
| Cathejell Mono | 21140000010 | 51 | £170 |
| Elite lubricating jelly | 21140000006 | 45 | £237 |
| Lube in a Tube lubricating jelly | 21140000027 | 19 | £48 |
| EasyLube Plus sterile lubricating jelly | 21140000036 | 6 | £53 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Lubricant Gels 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.