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Other emollient preparations

Other emollient preparations

Skin Emollient and barrier preparations BNF 130201000

Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other emollient preparations was ranked 65th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 381,421 items, down 1.6% on a year earlier.

381,421items -1.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,146,905items

Rolling 12 months

£3,093,710

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other emollient preparations: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £8.11
Year on year Down 1.6% 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 emollient preparations this month.

Presentations of Other emollient preparations, April 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Dermol 500 lotion	130201000BBICBW	203,330	£1,509,171
Doublebase gel	130201000BBJGCA	48,620	£357,288
Aveeno cream	130201000BBCJA8	39,559	£414,940
Dermol cream	130201000BBKFA0	36,237	£288,666
E45 cream	130201000BBBAAL	25,490	£254,559
Oilatum cream	130201000BBJPCD	8,123	£79,283
Doublebase Dayleve gel	130201000BBLACA	3,533	£29,440
E45 lotion	130201000BBAUA0	2,741	£19,603
Aveeno Skin Relief moisturising lotion with shea butter	130201000BBKDA0	2,100	£20,859
Oilatum Junior cream	130201000BBKKCD	1,695	£14,499
Doublebase emollient shower gel	130201000BBMFCA	1,640	£14,292
Aveeno Daily moisturising lotion	130201000BBLJA0	1,598	£12,808
Eucerin UreaRepair Plus 10% urea lotion	130201000BBMIDR	1,386	£19,122
CeraDerm lotion	130201000BBMKA0	1,205	£6,823
Unguentum M cream	130201000BBINA5	923	£10,982

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

Where Other emollient preparations is dispensed

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

Top regions

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 34,622
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 29,229
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 28,179
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board 21,267
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 20,920

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Other emollient preparations with

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

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