Other emollient preparations
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Emollient and barrier preparations
Other emollient preparations was ranked 67th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 382,647 items, down 2.7% on a year earlier.
382,647items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£3,085,886
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
4,557,425items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Other emollient preparations: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Other emollient preparations, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dermol 500 lotion | 203,403 | £1,510,436 |
| Doublebase gel | 49,228 | £360,976 |
| Aveeno cream | 40,024 | £419,375 |
| Dermol cream | 36,250 | £288,423 |
| E45 cream | 25,497 | £238,851 |
| Oilatum cream | 8,349 | £82,205 |
| Doublebase Dayleve gel | 3,565 | £29,093 |
| E45 lotion | 2,806 | £19,299 |
| Aveeno Skin Relief moisturising lotion with shea butter | 2,086 | £19,914 |
| Doublebase emollient shower gel | 1,735 | £15,141 |
| Oilatum Junior cream | 1,635 | £13,805 |
| Aveeno Daily moisturising lotion | 1,454 | £11,450 |
| Eucerin UreaRepair Plus 10% urea lotion | 1,360 | £18,974 |
| CeraDerm lotion | 1,050 | £5,925 |
| Unguentum M cream | 945 | £11,433 |
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