Other alcohol and saline preparations
Other alcohol and saline preparations was dispensed in England in April 2026, with 1 items, down 66.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in April 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Other alcohol and saline preparations: national items dispensed by month
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
Top presentations, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Other alcohol and saline preparations this month.
| 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.
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The monthly series for Other alcohol and saline preparations 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.