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Other oil preparations

Other Drugs and Preparations Acids BNF 190605000
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other oil preparations was ranked 1209th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 114 items, down 23.0% on a year earlier.

114items -23%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,355items

Rolling 12 months

£328

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

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

0 138.5 277 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 114 Jan 2021: 225 Feb 2021: 228 Mar 2021: 277 Apr 2021: 243 May 2021: 239 Jun 2021: 223 Jul 2021: 243 Aug 2021: 244 Sep 2021: 272 Oct 2021: 236 Nov 2021: 259 Dec 2021: 195 Jan 2022: 221 Feb 2022: 241 Mar 2022: 235 Apr 2022: 214 May 2022: 276 Jun 2022: 258 Jul 2022: 242 Aug 2022: 200 Sep 2022: 227 Oct 2022: 212 Nov 2022: 201 Dec 2022: 155 Jan 2023: 197 Feb 2023: 157 Mar 2023: 214 Apr 2023: 169 May 2023: 149 Jun 2023: 126 Jul 2023: 140 Aug 2023: 151 Sep 2023: 133 Oct 2023: 161 Nov 2023: 170 Dec 2023: 144 Jan 2024: 213 Feb 2024: 198 Mar 2024: 189 Apr 2024: 144 May 2024: 151 Jun 2024: 128 Jul 2024: 158 Aug 2024: 145 Sep 2024: 135 Oct 2024: 137 Nov 2024: 150 Dec 2024: 113 Jan 2025: 147 Feb 2025: 152 Mar 2025: 131 Apr 2025: 148 May 2025: 128 Jun 2025: 108 Jul 2025: 131 Aug 2025: 112 Sep 2025: 120 Oct 2025: 122 Nov 2025: 122 Dec 2025: 117 Jan 2026: 167 Feb 2026: 118 Mar 2026: 124 Apr 2026: 114

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Acids
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.87
  • Year on year Down 23.0% 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 oil preparations this month.

Presentations of Other oil preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Samaritan olive oil 190605000BBGSCA 70 £161
Almond oil liquid 190605000AACBCB 14 £45
Bell's olive oil 190605000BBNWCA 14 £65
Olive oil liquid 190605000AACACA 10 £14
Enive olive oil 190605000BBNVCA 5 £24
Coconut oil 190605000AAAQAQ 1 £19

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

Where Other oil preparations is dispensed

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

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

Compare Other oil preparations with

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