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Other topical circulatory preparations

Skin Topical circulatory preparations BNF 131400000
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Other topical circulatory preparations was ranked 1693rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 2 items, down 60.0% on a year earlier.

2items -60%

Dispensed in May 2026

17items

Rolling 12 months

£19

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Other topical circulatory preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 2.5 5 Mar 2021 Jun 2022 Mar 2023 Nov 2024 May 2025 May 2026 2 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 2 Jun 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Apr 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 2 Jul 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 3 Mar 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 2 Jan 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 4 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 2 Nov 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 3 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 1 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 2 May 2025: 5 Jun 2025: 3 Jul 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 3 Nov 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 2 Jan 2026: 2 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 2 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Topical circulatory preparations
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.32
  • Year on year Down 60.0% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Other topical circulatory preparations this month.

Presentations of Other topical circulatory preparations, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Snowfire Healing Tablet sticks 131400000BLBDA0 2 £19

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

Where Other topical circulatory preparations is dispensed

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

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Other topical circulatory preparations with

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

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The monthly series for Other topical circulatory preparations is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.