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Paraffin soft white

Skin Emollient and barrier preparations BNF 1302010N0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Paraffin soft white was ranked 981st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 550 items, little changed on a year earlier.

550items 0%

Dispensed in April 2026

5,951items

Rolling 12 months

£2,433

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Paraffin soft white: national items dispensed by month

0 519 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 550 Jan 2021: 845 Feb 2021: 855 Mar 2021: 968 Apr 2021: 846 May 2021: 789 Jun 2021: 845 Jul 2021: 810 Aug 2021: 718 Sep 2021: 753 Oct 2021: 678 Nov 2021: 699 Dec 2021: 632 Jan 2022: 693 Feb 2022: 652 Mar 2022: 705 Apr 2022: 690 May 2022: 789 Jun 2022: 618 Jul 2022: 646 Aug 2022: 605 Sep 2022: 628 Oct 2022: 633 Nov 2022: 564 Dec 2022: 593 Jan 2023: 658 Feb 2023: 551 Mar 2023: 528 Apr 2023: 550 May 2023: 652 Jun 2023: 704 Jul 2023: 309 Aug 2023: 281 Sep 2023: 411 Oct 2023: 490 Nov 2023: 476 Dec 2023: 625 Jan 2024: 658 Feb 2024: 660 Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 736 May 2024: 675 Jun 2024: 522 Jul 2024: 521 Aug 2024: 644 Sep 2024: 461 Oct 2024: 510 Nov 2024: 529 Dec 2024: 768 Jan 2025: 446 Feb 2025: 534 Mar 2025: 651 Apr 2025: 550 May 2025: 599 Jun 2025: 617 Jul 2025: 474 Aug 2025: 507 Sep 2025: 534 Oct 2025: 488 Nov 2025: 564 Dec 2025: 554 Jan 2026: 648 Feb 2026: 527 Mar 2026: 488 Apr 2026: 550

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Emollient and barrier preparations
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.42
  • 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Paraffin soft white this month.

Presentations of Paraffin soft white, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Vaseline Pure Petroleum jelly 1302010N0BDAAAA 408 £1,825
White soft paraffin solid 1302010N0AAAAAA 82 £308
Ovelle Petroleum jelly white 1302010N0BHAAAA 59 £294
Dermamist 10% spray 1302010N0BFAAAC 1 £6

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

Where Paraffin soft white is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Paraffin soft white volumes.

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

Compare Paraffin soft white with

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