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Other alcohol and saline preparations

Skin Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents BNF 131101000
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other alcohol and saline preparations was ranked 1771st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 1 items, down 66.7% on a year earlier.

1items -66.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

22items

Rolling 12 months

£9

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other alcohol and saline preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 4.5 9 Jan 2021 Jul 2021 Jun 2022 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 1 Jan 2021: 6 Feb 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 3 May 2021: 1 Jun 2021: 3 Jul 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 9 Nov 2021: 5 Jan 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 5 May 2022: 5 Jun 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 2 Oct 2023: 2 Dec 2023: 1 May 2024: 2 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 3 Dec 2024: 3 Jan 2025: 1 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 3 Jun 2025: 6 Jul 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 2 Jan 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Skin cleansers,antiseptics and desloughing agents
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.95
  • Year on year Down 66.7% 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 Other alcohol and saline preparations this month.

Presentations of Other alcohol and saline preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cutan Hand Sanitiser foam 131101000BMAPA0 1 £9

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

Where Other alcohol and saline preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other alcohol and saline preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other alcohol and saline preparations with

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