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Other shampoo and scalp preparations

Skin Shampoo and other preparations for scalp and hair conditions BNF 130900000
Data updated March 2026 Download CSV

Other shampoo and scalp preparations was dispensed in England in March 2026, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.

1items 0%

Dispensed in March 2026

4items

Rolling 12 months

£270

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

Figure 1. Other shampoo and scalp preparations: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Shampoo and other preparations for scalp and hair conditions
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £270.00
  • Year on year Little changed 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, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Other shampoo and scalp preparations this month.

Presentations of Other shampoo and scalp preparations, March 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Camphor 3.57%/Salicylic acid 3.57%/Phenol 2.85%/Sulfur 2.14% 130900000AABGBG 1 £270

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

Where Other shampoo and scalp preparations is dispensed

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

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

Compare Other shampoo and scalp preparations with

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