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Other concentrated water preparations

Other Drugs and Preparations Acids BNF 190601000
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other concentrated water preparations was ranked 1111th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 233 items, up 1.3% on a year earlier.

233items +1.3%

Dispensed in April 2026

2,823items

Rolling 12 months

£28,863

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other concentrated water preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 141 282 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 233 Jan 2021: 146 Feb 2021: 132 Mar 2021: 167 Apr 2021: 181 May 2021: 166 Jun 2021: 191 Jul 2021: 202 Aug 2021: 186 Sep 2021: 182 Oct 2021: 167 Nov 2021: 190 Dec 2021: 211 Jan 2022: 182 Feb 2022: 162 Mar 2022: 181 Apr 2022: 161 May 2022: 169 Jun 2022: 162 Jul 2022: 176 Aug 2022: 188 Sep 2022: 172 Oct 2022: 183 Nov 2022: 169 Dec 2022: 214 Jan 2023: 172 Feb 2023: 182 Mar 2023: 168 Apr 2023: 165 May 2023: 181 Jun 2023: 170 Jul 2023: 165 Aug 2023: 181 Sep 2023: 178 Oct 2023: 190 Nov 2023: 190 Dec 2023: 178 Jan 2024: 206 Feb 2024: 193 Mar 2024: 178 Apr 2024: 221 May 2024: 215 Jun 2024: 219 Jul 2024: 217 Aug 2024: 235 Sep 2024: 215 Oct 2024: 246 Nov 2024: 233 Dec 2024: 222 Jan 2025: 268 Feb 2025: 205 Mar 2025: 263 Apr 2025: 230 May 2025: 201 Jun 2025: 246 Jul 2025: 265 Aug 2025: 231 Sep 2025: 259 Oct 2025: 267 Nov 2025: 282 Dec 2025: 255 Jan 2026: 263 Feb 2026: 240 Mar 2026: 282 Apr 2026: 233

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Acids
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £123.87
  • Year on year Up 1.3% 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 concentrated water preparations this month.

Presentations of Other concentrated water preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Peppermint water BP 1973 190601000AAALAL 232 £28,835
Peppermint water concentrated 190601000AAAKAK 1 £28

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

Where Other concentrated water preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other concentrated water preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other concentrated water preparations with

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